Blogs from Snow Canyon State Park, Utah, United States, North America

Roadtrip SW USA...Snow Canyon Utah. No one told us USA had invaded Canada...yet Homeland Security in Toronto made it clear they had...serves us right for avoiding the news while travelling. Lucky I had stopped talking or he would have carried out his threat that I would never enter the USA again. Talk about catching us by surprise. Even so, I couldn't help snapping my disgust...that he had made her cry. ****** So began our foray into the USA...kicking off with a roadtrip through Utah, Arizona and Colorado...ending at the snow charged chateau of Home & Away for some homestay USA hospitality. A polar vortex from Canada had followed us...caught up with us good and proper. Resulted in snow in some areas for the first time in many years...and we were there!!! Buckle up...'tis quite a ride. ... read more

While listening to The Hobbit, we entered the ethereal, surreal Utah landscape. As if traveling with Bilbo and company, we passed through Goblin Valley then climbed to Black Dragon Canyon. For lunch we stopped in the wooded area of Salina (sweet red pepper hummus from the Natural Foods Mkt in Silverthorne, CO, pita, avocado, and delicious organic grape tomatoes that burst with flavor and juice in our mouths all from Whole Foods in St Paul, MN). Later during our drive, we saw magnificent misty mountains as we approached the exit for Zion National Park. We continued past Zion to St. George, Utah for the night--six-hour drive today. "There is nothing like looking to find something." Bilbo Baggens... read more

Oct. 5, 2011 Our Utah adventure began on Sept. 5, 2011 when we left Evansville, IN and traveled to Las Vegas, NV. We then traveled to St. George, UT via shuttle to Dixie College where we spent the night in a refurbished dormitory. We had a private room and bath and met our group the next morning. We were late in arriving because of some travel difficulties. We met our tour directors, Chrystal and Marc Deshowitz. Chrystal was in charge of the logistics and helped by her husband, Marc. Marc is a geologist and this proved to be extremely important on our journey to see the National Parks of Utah. Our first full day of our adventure began with breakfast with our group and meeting the tour directors, Chrystal and Marc Deshowitz. Chrystal organized the activities ... read more

For those of you who have been asking where I'm at, here's a rather belated post I wrote and never published ... I've just spent 2 days trying to cycle from Hurricane to Cedar City, a disance of only 40 something miles, and guess where I am? back in St George, right where I started. The first time I set off from Hurricane, I gave up after about an hour and a half, just 6 miles down the road at Toquerville, a small town with a church and a Fedex, but not much else. The headwind was so strong that I was getting blown over when standing still, and I was averaging 4 miles per hour going along the flats. I sat it out behind the church for a few hours to see if the wind ... read more

Well hello there anyone who desires to read about Brian and I's (Whitny's) trip this summer/fall! We mostly are doing this so family and friends can keep up with us and where we're at. (And so our parents know we're still alive!!) First on our agenda, and most importantly will be the NFCT (Northern Forest Canoe Trail)! We will start from Old Forge, NY and end up in Fort Kent, ME, all in a canoe!! So this will be an exciting adventure for us and may turn out to be a hilarious read for all of you! Already put a deposit down on a canoe that is waiting for us in Old Forge! We'll have to come up with a name for it, actually i think i already know what it will be called, just need ... read more