Blogs from Saint George, Utah, United States, North America - page 2

7am and 78F out! My kind of weather! We left St. George to get an early head start. We decided that we would forgo Zion National Park and head out and do a large loop back to Kanab Utah where we would head north to Bryce Canyon and The Grand Staircase Escalante. We knew that Zion would be busy and they bus you in to the park now. One busy park is enough for one day…..We headed southeast towards Pipe Springs National Monument in Arizona. We made the first tour of the day of Windsor Castle. This was a small Mormon settlement in the 1800’s where the only water could be found for miles. It was a large spring that came out of the ground that they were able to water their crops and raise dairy ... read more

One side trip we really enjoyed was to Snow Canyon State Park. There is no snow there; the park was named after the Snow family. It is a desert park with unusual rock formations, sculpted sandstone mountains, and beautiful spring flowers. Here are some pictures. ... read more

Well we leave tonight or early tomorrow morning! I actually thought we left early friday morning and then went to print out the itinerary and realized it was actually Thursday! So we've got a shuttle taking us down to the airport and we get to hang out in the Vegas airport until 12:45 a.m. yay....Then tomorrow we'll get to Syracuse NY and then get to Old Forge NY by the afternoon. After that we'll take a few days to get the canoe all ready with gear and all, and we'll be off! Finally! Anyways, just wanted to let you all know we are leaving! I'll try to get on before we actually leave to let you know exactly when we do. Also, when i can't find a computer to update you all i will be giving ... read more