I love me a road trip. I know Micah does too, because he joins all of our road trips when he can! And quite frankly, after so many in their lives, I think my kids do too. One of my favorite road trips is to Utah. We have our stops (and keep adding more and more), it isn’t too long, and it is so pretty north of St. George. I also think this is a favorite road trip, because it usually means we are getting the heck out of dodge for 2-4 weeks!
My favorite thing to do is leave when it is still dark outside. I transfer sleeping kids to the car, and get them comfy…and they usually sleep until Vegas. I have always been a major fan of driving in silence while I watch the sunrise minute by minute. Then as they wake up, we have some fun/ watch a movie/ play games until St. George…where we then head into Pizza Factory for the most delicious lunch of salad and bread sticks.
Then the fun begins…
Beyond Cedar City, we took random roads to discover gems.
Gems: hidden things we wouldn’t normally run in to…but find by going off the beaten path.
We found the most random peacock farm, where my kids collected as many feathers as they could find.
I always make my kids get out on the prettiest dirt roads and walk….sometimes for picture purposes…but this time for “time out” purposes.
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OUR ULTIMATE GEM…
We found thermal baths in Meadow Utah!!!
(One of my all-time favorite pictures!)
The water was crystal clear…and between the three baths, the water was warm, warmer and hot.
The kids were having the best time — and it was only us!
It was awesome.
Pippi kept swimming down 10 feet and showing off by bringing up sand from the bottom. At the next bath, Micah was talking about how deep it seemed. Scout took the challenge, and Micah was blown away that he could get that deep — he thought it was between 20-25 feet.
Navy was a rock star, and jumped in and out of the pools with a bag tied around her burned foot. We eventually ditched the bag, and just cleaned it out really good afterwards.
Talk about a GEM!
When we got to Mona, we obviously stopped at the rope swings.
Micah found this GEM a few years back…and now they are a must!
Before our final pull in to Provo, we stopped at the lavender fields…and then to “The Big Red Barn” for yummy homemade ice cream. When we were leaving, I couldn’t find Dash anywhere. Navy informed me that my little GEM finder had found himself a gem.
Yep…a ripe cherry tree is a legitimate gem!
We made our final stop in Midway to visit the man in the purple shirt.
(I advised him to chuck that shirt immediately after we departed!)
My dad who hasn’t been feeling that great seemed to be doing really well!
YAY!!!
It has only been a few weeks, but there has been some major improving on h is end…and to that…he may have been the best GEM of the day!
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