When I was looking for things to do on our days off, I ran across the Utah Shakespeare Festival and thought it would be perfect.  The Utah Shakespeare Festival runs from the end of June until the middle of October every year on the campus of Southern Utah University.  After visiting Cedar Breaks National Monument, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Hoping for a break from the heat, Tom and I recently traveled north and up in elevation to Red Canyon in the Dixie National Forest.  Red Canyon encompasses Utah Highway 12 which leads to Bryce Canyon National Park.  As such, the road is very busy, but few people stop to hike the trails because Bryce …

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I mentioned before that Kanab is nicknamed “Little Hollywood” and a lot of westerns were filmed in and around Kanab.  Tom and I had a little extra time in Kanab one day and so we visited the Little Hollywood Movie Museum. The Little Hollywood Movie Museum is located on the edge of Kanab, just west …

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When we think of monsoons, we tend to think of places like India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.  We envision people wading through water up to their waists while they go along with their daily business.  But the southwest region of the United States also has a monsoon season, and it started with a vengeance a …

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Whenever we tell people how hot it is in Arizona, they respond, “Yeah, but it’s a dry heat.”  In replying this way, they are usually thinking of the heat index and how humidity makes it feel hotter. I’m from Ohio and I know that it can get pretty hot in the summer.  On those hot …

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When my friend Wendy found out Tom and I were volunteering at Pipe Spring, she told us that we HAD to visit Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab.  Wendy works with animal rescue groups in Ohio and worked hard for the passage of the Stop Puppy Mills Ohio bill.  So, to humor Wendy, I scheduled …

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To celebrate Independence Day, Tom and I headed to Kanab, Utah for their parade and community festival.  We didn’t know much about the event before we went, but it sounded like a fun way to celebrate the holiday. The parade began at 10 a.m., which is 9 a.m. Arizona time.  This meant we had to …

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