Blogs from Utah, United States, North America - page 102

" YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN SNOW?" "NO WE ARE JUST SUN LOVING AUSTRALIANS " "TAKE PITY ON US" In conversation with the family we are staying with they find out that my husband has never seen snow. The family astounded, took us up to the mountains that very night. These people are constantly going hiking, walking and their son did 'bouldering' (which is climbing around big boulders/rocks with no ropes "spiderman" style ) in the mountains in summer and skiing in winter - it was simply amazing to them that we don't get the same privledge. Even though it is the middle of summer and one of the hottest on record in years - every day around 35 degrees C or more, there was still snow in the mountains. Last winter had an unusally large amount ... read more

We were supposed to go to Arches National Park today but there were huge forest fires that came across the highway so we had to take a detour that led us through a completely different state, not just a few highways. The drivers decided that Canyonlands National Park was a good alternative. We stopped off at two different locations in the park to see the canyons. They were beautiful. It looked a lot like the Grand Canyon. We were able to do a hike to an area called "Island in the Sky" and check out Upheaval Dome, which is hypothesized to be created by a meteorite that struck 60 million years ago. After the park, we headed to Moab for some dinner. It was still hot as hell so we found some where with air conditioning ... read more

Hey All Will try and pick up where I left off... Went to Chicago after living the 'Windy City' of Cleveland. When you arrive in Chicago you can't help but notice that the skyline is massive and you get the impression that it is bigger than New York but they tell me that Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the US so it clearly isn't bigger, just seems so. There is a nice beach tehre and very interesting architecture on the buildings. It's a city that would be easy to live in. Went for a look along the 'Magnificent Mile' shopping street but managed to resist buying anything. Went to the top of the John Hancock tower which is 100 sotries high and had a look at the viewing platform which gives an excellent view ... read more

St. George's weather is so much warmer than northern Utah around Salt Lake City, that they call it "Dixie". The Mormon's grew cotton here during the Civil War when they couldn't get cotton from the Southeast. Brigham Young had his winter home in St. George. Jim and I visited it and Jacob Hamblin's pioneer home. It was quite interesting to hear the history of the local Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saint's (LDS). We attended a performance of the Southwest Utah Symphony. It was a pops concert with 3 tenors. We have enjoyed some very good concerts and plays everywhere we have gone, which gives us a good idea of what is available. Pittsburgh's still at the top. I did decide to do "the hill" and I have done it many times. The ... read more

A 2005 Memorablog! When: Memorial weekend 2005 Where: Utah, Colorado & the Four Corners National Monument What: Covering all the most popular national parks This was our first long trip as a couple. Utah inspired me the first time I even set foot there . And since we had around 9-10 days, we wanted to cover Ganesh's favourite, The Rocky Mountains too! Itinerary Day 1: Delta flight to Salt Lake City, UT. Drive down to Cedar city, UT Day 2: Zion National Park Day 3: Bryce Canyon National Park Day 4: Arches National Park Day 5: Four corners National Monument Day 6: Mesa Verde National Park Day 7& 8: Million $ highway, San Juan Mountains, Colorado Day 9: Seven falls, Colorado Springs & Denver Day 10 & 11: Rocky Mountain National Park Day 12: Drive back ... read more