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 at Bryce Canyon National Park {Utah}
After our drive through Zion National Park, we continued along the scenic route toward our next stop in Utah’s famous “Mighty 5” national parks. Known as the Utah “High 5,” these five parks are some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the United States—and Bryce Canyon National Park has always been one of my personal…
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Driving Through Zion National Park {Utah}
Just outside of St. George sits Zion National Park, Utah’s first national park and one of the most iconic landscapes in the American Southwest. Utah is home to five national parks—often called the “Mighty 5” or Utah’s “High 5”—and Zion is the largest of them all, covering nearly 500,000 acres of canyons, cliffs, rock formations,…
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A Weekend in St. George: Red Rocks, Desert Trails & Family Adventures {Nevada & Utah}
There are seasons where adventure comes easily and seasons where life seems determined to slow everything down a little. The last few months had felt more like the second kind for us—a series of small setbacks and unexpected bumps in the road that made travel and exploring feel farther away than usual. But little by…
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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…