Tag: Utah
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Going Home: Family, Memories, & Meaningful Moments {Utah & Idaho}
We made our annual visit home to Utah for Spring Break. The days were filled with a mix of memories of growing up here and experiencing it now with my own family. It was returning to the place that quietly shaped most of my life. The people, the food, the culture, and especially the mountains…
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Five Favorites : Lesser Known U.S. National Parks
As a family, we love visiting national parks across the country. We carry our annual park pass everywhere, tuck our national park book into backpacks, and never miss a chance to collect stamps and stickers. You could say we’re committed. Over the years, we’ve explored quite a few parks, and each one leaves us in…
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A Kid’s Guide to Skiing at Brighton Resort {Utah}
There’s a long-running joke in our house that Brad moved to Utah for the skiing… and then married someone who doesn’t ski. Ever since we got married, he’s talked about taking a family ski trip like the ones he grew up with — cold mornings, bundled kids, chairlift rides, and hot chocolate breaks. This year,…
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Five Favorites: Rocky Trails Around the World
There’s something about a rocky trail that feels different from any other path. Maybe it’s the way the terrain slows you down, asking you to watch each step, or the way the landscape seems to rise up around you, pulling you into it. Over the years, I’ve found that many of my favorite hikes are…
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Pumpkins & Stories – Exploring the Pumpkin Walk in North Logan {Utah}
My favorite season has always been fall. There’s something about the cool air, the shifting colors in the trees, and the sheer abundance of orange pumpkins that feels like a reset for the soul. When I lived in North Logan, one of my absolute favorite fall traditions was visiting the annual Pumpkin Walk in Cache…
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Snowy Hoodoos-Bryce Canyon National Park {Utah}
After our drive through Zion National Park, we continued to follow the road that would take us to our next national park. There are 5 national parks in Utah which are referred to as the Utah High 5. And Bryce Canyon National Park is one of my all time favorite national parks. I was filled…
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Driving through Zion National Park {Utah}
Just outside St. George is home to Utah’s first national park- Zion National Park. There are 5 national parks in Utah which are fondly called the Utah High 5. Zion is the largest of the parks with close to 500,000 acres of land. With so much land, visitors have a what seems like a never…
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From Lights of Las Vegas to Red Rocks of St George {Nevada & Utah}
Our adventures have been a little sparse lately…or at least not nearly as much or as far as we would normally go. We have had a series of unfortunate events the last couple months, nothing terrible just a bunch of bumps in the road. But finally it seems that we are turning a corner as…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Independence Day in My Hometown
When big holidays come there is just no place like home to celebrate them. And for me, no holiday rings more true to that than being in my hometown of Provo Utah for the 4th of July to celebrate America’s independence. The term hometown implies that it’s a small city- but Provo is quite large…
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Footloose, Skiing, Ice Castles, & Injury {Utah}
We spent a few days going home to Utah to visit some family. As we flew over the Great Salt Lake, I was filled with that joy that comes from returning home. The light playing off the salt water below was really beautiful. It was to be a really quick trip with only 3 full…