One of my favorite things to do is to go waterfall hunting. I am not sure what it is that is so alluring about a waterfall. The rush of the water, the splash at the bottom, the sound as the water bounds against the rocks or the simple beauty of the sun reflecting off the […]
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Time For an Escalante Getaway ?
After my husband and I were first married, what feels like eons ago, we jumped in the car heading to southern Utah on our first backpacking trip to Coyote Gulch just outside of Escalante. Instagram did not exist to showcase the area and blogs were a thing of the future. It was all word of […]
Top 6 Reasons to Visit Bryce Canyon Country
Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park is stunning park filled with hundreds of hoodoos. “Bizarre, fanciful, whimsical and delicate” are words used by the visitors center to describe the formations made by a combination of erosion and rock. The Southern Paiute Indians said, “Hoodoo comes from the Southern Paiute word [ooh doo] for […]
Family and Powder Days: Quality Time Together at Targhee
Pulling out, we headed to a land not so far away. A land that was straight out of a fairy tale. A land where families are smiling, mountains are calling and deep snow is falling. I grew up hearing all about Driggs, Idaho and the mountains surrounding Grand Targhee ski resort. My dad grew up […]
Our “GRAND” Family Adventure – Rim2Rim, Well Almost
Have you ever had a thought to do something and it ended up turning into something better than you could have ever hoped for? This recently happened to me. I was contemplating where to go for my son’s graduation trip and the thought came that I should call Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon to […]