Provo, UT

According to www.scenicbyway12.com, the Federal Highway Administration has designated Utah’s Scenic Byway 12 as an All-American Road, with such extraordinary features that it’s considered one of the most unique drives in America. Only a few byways achieve this status, making it, in my humble opinion, a must-see if you live in Utah.

According to www.scenicbyway12.com, the Federal Highway Administration has designated Utah’s Scenic Byway 12 as an All-American Road, with such extraordinary features that it’s considered one of the most unique drives in America. Only a few byways achieve this status, making it, in my humble opinion, a must-see if you live in Utah.

Early Mormon settlers, awed by beautiful Zion Canyon, called it that after the biblical “City of God”. One look and you can see why.

I’ve visited my share of national parks, and Bryce Canyon is one of my favorites. Its concentration of pink and red rock “hoodoos”–oddly shaped pinnacles of rock shaped by millions of years of erosion–are the spectacular highlight of the park, and add an air of mystery and splendor to the landscape. The Paiute Indians [...]

Sure, we all know Sundance is about the films—but let’s be honest, it’s just as much about the celebrity sightings, and who can blame us? It’s fun! Tip: be courteous, patient, and alert–and dress warmly.

To get wait list tickets, they give out numbers 2 hours prior to movie time. So, for example, for a 3 p.m. film you need to be in line no later than 1 p.m. After you get your wait list number you have to come back no later than 30 minutes before the film starts, and get in line in numerical order. You must be in line 30 minutes prior because they cut the line off, and if you’re not in line by then it doesn’t matter what number you have, you have to go to the back of the line. If seats are available, you exchange your wait list number for a movie ticket. Tickets cost $15, cash only.

This is the first post in a series about visiting Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.
The visitor center at Bryce Canyon National Park is pretty impressive, so I thought it deserved the first post. Unlike many visitor centers which serve mainly as gift shops or a place to pick up a park map, this [...]

The “Lights Before Christmas” display in Layton is free, and you can walk through or drive. If you walk wear warm clothing and boots, and a thermos of hot chocolate would be a nice touch. There are more than 100 figures (a whale, elephant, giraffe, mermaid, cars, trains, frogs, Santa and much more!) comprised of about 250,000 lights, plus another 150,000 on the trees. With music drifting through the night air, it’s a mini wonderland worth seeing if you happen to be in the Layton area.

A visit to see the elves at Gardner Village is a great way to get into the holiday spirit (as if kids don’t have enough on their own!).

A visit to see the elves at Gardner Village is a great way to get into the holiday spirit (as if kids don’t have enough on their own!).