“This is the right place” said Brigham Young as Mormon Pioneers entered the Great Salt Lake Valley. Their overland exodus to the valley of Salt Lake officially culminated on July 24th, 1847. Records (according to http://www.Utah.com) show that, “on the …
Category: Utah
Breath-holding beauty. Harrowing 4-wheel drives. Unique geologic formations. History of the earth and of the country -– Thy Name is Utah by Fyllis Hockman
Driving along a winding, narrow cliff, a 1300-foot drop on the driver’s side, I clung to my heart, with the rest of me halfway out the passenger-side window. Hiking slick rock at seemingly a 90-degree angle, I came to a …
Boys Only Adventure in Moab by Robb and Melissa Hoch
A few years ago I wrote an article for a local newspaper called “Spending quality time with your kids.” In it, I reviewed some compelling research that such a pursuit produces long-lasting and happy memories for children and is necessary …
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Give me “Mo” of Moab! by Robb and Melissa Hoch
If Olive Garden ever cancels their trademark slogan “when you’re here, you’re family,” the city of Moab should snatch it up. Wherever my family and I went during our recent trip there, we felt like we belonged. Sometimes called “Utah’s …
Ruby’s: THE Place For Campers at Bryce Canyon
Ruby’s RV Park and Best Western Motel at Bryce Canyon is an amazing little village in itself and the closest facilities to the Park entrance, just a mile away. Now Ruby Village is owned by the fourth generation of the …
Ruby’s Inn: THE Place To Stay At Bryce Canyon
In 1916 when Rueben Syrett moved his family of four, his wife MInnie, 8 year old son Carl, and six week old Amanda, to the wilds of Utah, his future career of extending hospitality to folks visiting Bryce Canyon had …
Moab, Utah – No Other Place Like It ! by Terry Zinn
There is no other place like Moab, Utah. Just Google, Moab, and no other place appears other than the images of stone arches iconic with the western landscape. Of course this is just a hint as what Moab can offer …
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It’s Not Just Copper…It’s Gold
You can see the Great Wall of China from the Moon, right? Wrong. Despite the myth, you can’t see the Great Wall from that distance*. You can’t see the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine from the Moon either. Regardless, both man-made …
Camping Near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks by Bonnie and Bill Neely
When visiting Utah, the state with the greatest number of National Parks and preserved sites, Moab is a MUST because that is the location of two of the most well known and wondrous sites in the Unites States: Canyonlands and …
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Zion River Resort Is Terrific! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Zion National Park is a favorite place for all visitors to Utah, and there are two campgrounds within the park: Watchman, which has hookups and can be reserved as much as six months ahead and The South campground, which is …
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