After hiking and enjoying our day at Cedar Breaks National Monument, Tom and I drove down the plateau to Cedar City. The temperature at Brian Head Peak was 68. The temperature in Cedar City was 98. Argh! Let’s go back! But we had more things to see, so we decided to push onward to the …
From August 2018
Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah
After visiting the Orderville Mine Rock Shop, Tom and I headed to Cedar Breaks National Monument. After spending a week with temperatures over 100, we were looking forward to the average July temperature at Cedar Breaks of 63. Cedar Breaks National Monument is a natural amphitheater filled with heavily eroded rock spires and hoodoos. The …
Orderville Mine Rock Shop in Orderville Utah
In our constant effort to escape the heat on our days off, Tom and I headed up to Cedar Breaks National Monument. On the way we stopped at Orderville Mine Rock Shop, located in Orderville, Utah. Tom likes to look at rocks, minerals, and fossils and Orderville has a couple of rock shops. Orderville is …
Visitors Center at Pipe Spring National Monument
Both Tom and I spend time working in the Pipe Spring National Monument Visitors Center almost every day we work. Because of the Fruit Loops schedule, we are usually in the Visitors Center for a couple of hours. I really like working in the Visitors Center because it is our first point of contact with …
Stars Which You Set in Place
Tom is helping with a night sky event being held here at Pipe Spring National Monument in September. He will be in charge of one of the powerful telescopes pointing toward different constellations and planets. Tom knows all the constellations and has tried, unsuccessfully, to teach them to me. I just don’t see well at …
Snow Canyon State Park, Utah
Tom and I have been heading to St. George Utah on a regular basis, every two to three weeks. St. George has 100,000 people and has all the big box stores and chain restaurants you could desire. The grocery stores are bigger and there is a Lowes and JoAnns. It takes about 75 minutes to …
IDK Barbecue in Tropic: The Best BBQ in Utah
I wrote a while ago about the best bbq in North Carolina at Randy’s Bar B Que in Troutman. On our recent trip to Red Canyon and Bryce Canyon in southern Utah, we found another great little BBQ joint. IDK Barbecue in Tropic, Utah may have the best bbq in Utah. IDK Barbecue is a …
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
After hiking around Red Canyon, Tom and I decided to drive up to Bryce Canyon National Park. As I mentioned last week, we have visited Bryce Canyon National Park several times. It is one of our favorite parks. Bryce Canyon is more accessible than the Grand Canyon and less crowded than Zion. The scenery (and …
Wagons Heading West at Pipe Spring
Wagons were an important form of transportation for pioneers heading west and for everyday transportation. Here at Pipe Spring we have six wagons scattered around the monument. Each wagon is a little different. Today I give you an opportunity to see and learn about the Pipe Spring wagons. The first wagon you encounter at Pipe …
Asking for the Things that Matter Most
I am praying for a friend of mine who needs a transplant. I have been praying for her every day. Usually I pray that she will be able to have her surgery quickly and that it will be a success. But the other day I stopped in the middle of my prayer to consider what …