Planning a trip to Dinosaur National Monument? If anyone in your family loves dinosaurs, then this is a great choice. It's also a great destination if you love hiking, river rafting, camping, history, or beautiful scenery… without the crowds. I have been to Dinosaur National Monument a few times. My family's most recent stop was […]
Hey there! Duchesne County is not Utah's best-known or most visited destination, but that hardly means that there is nothing fun to do there. In fact, Duchesne (pronounced doo-SHAYN) County has a lot to offer fun-loving families. Duchesne County is located less than two hours' drive from Salt Lake City, and less than one hour from Utah's […]
I love to find ancient rock art in our travels, and feel lucky to live in Utah where we have a lot of good sites. Seeing a figure that was painstakingly chipped into a rock face and has been preserved for a thousand years or more inspires my imagination. Petroglyphs help me to feel connected […]
When I told my children we were going to visit Starvation State Park (now Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation), they were not sure they liked the idea. They were completely confused when I told them we'd have a picnic at Starvation. Even I was not sure what to expect at this reservoir with a […]
Utah has a lot of good dinosaur museums, and my family has visited most of them. We think it's really cool that in parts of Utah, it's difficult to dig a hole without finding a dinosaur in it. Price, Utah is one of those places. We stopped to visit the USU-Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price […]
