Best Lodges Near America's National Parks America’s national parks are magnificent and invaluable, not only because of their rare beauty, but also because of what they offer to visitors: a getaway from the “grind,” a place...
Why Mom Was Right About National Parks Does Father know best, or is Mom always right? Hmm. Do I have to choose one? Dad prefers to rough-it without paying the small fee to enter a national...
Homer Simpson's Guide To A National Park Resort In researching Homer Simpson to write this article, I must say it was quite unsettling. To my embarrassment, I discovered that Homer and I share most of the...
How to Be Unpopular At A Utah Ranch Resort Leave it to the humanoids. Strange behaviors are commonplace, and blatant foolishness doesn’t surprise us anymore, even at a Utah ranch resort. Admit it, there are days...
Torrey, Utah Has The Recipe For Tranquility For most folks, Torrey, Utah is the definition of tranquility; however, for devout city slickers, it could be the recipe for disaster. This place challenges their long-held traditions, their...
The Truth About National Park Road Kill Look, Dad! There’s a dead skunk on the road! We’ve all seen the sad sight of animal carcasses on the roads. They range from tiny chipmunks to deer and...
What You Should Know About Hiking In Utah Hiking is an interesting thing. You can do it virtually anywhere--except across hostile borders--and what’s fun for some may be lousy for others. “Hiking” through city streets has...
The Waterpocket Fold Makes Utah Look Like Another Planet A vacation to Capitol Reef National Park should be on everyone’s bucket list, mainly because of the magnificent Waterpocket Fold. It is the “feature attraction” to Capitol...
Hiking Shoes Or Hiking Boots For Utah's National Parks Remember when cell phones were foot-long bricks that wielded power like baseball bats in a fracas, when Converse canvas was the athlete’s choice for just about any...
How Cougar Ridge Lodge Made Me A Better Person Now, I’m not one who believes in dramatic personal changes overnight, and I do believe the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior; however, I can’t...