What We’re Thankful For

Thanksgiving Day is tomorrow! And it seems like a good opportunity for us at the Lodge at Red River Ranch to express our gratitude for some of the amazing things in our lives. Let’s break it down so that you can all see what’s important to us, and how grateful we are to all of you, our guests.

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We’re Thankful for Capitol Reef National Park…

Capitol Reef is an amazing place! If you’ve spent any time on our site, in our blog, or at the Lodge, then you know that it’s the greatest spot on earth! (In our opinion.) We love everything about it, from the orchards of Fruita, to the vast overlooks of the Waterpocket Fold, to the secret southern canyons, and the towering monoliths of the north. Capitol Reef is a national park that grabs at your heart and won’t let go. And we are thankful to live every day near such a special, wild, and fantastic place!

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…and for the Beauty of the Greater Southern Utah Region.

But let’s not forget about the rest of Southern Utah! We are grateful as well for all the beauty in this part of the state. There are four other national parks, each (almost) as good as Capitol Reef: Zion with its massive walls and hidden gardens, Arches with its innumerable natural arches and bridges, the wilderness expanse of Canyonlands, and the weird, otherworldly appeal of Bryce Canyon. And that’s just the national parks! There are so many other amazing spots that stir the soul in Southern Utah! We’ve written about a bunch of them before, like Monument Valley, Lake Powell, or Horseshoe Canyon. Everywhere you look it’s wonder after wonder.

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We’re Thankful for a National Park Service.

With so much of our gratitude directed toward the public lands of Southern Utah, we feel like we should also mention how thankful we are to the National Parks Service for keeping and preserving these lands. And it’s not just conservation work that NPS handles, they are the agency responsible for making sure we can have easy access to places that are often difficult to get to. For instance, even 50 years ago getting to Capitol Reef was mostly by dirt roads with few developments to the park. And without all the management and improvements to the parks, we at the Lodge wouldn’t have anyone to welcome to this area. Which brings us to our final point…

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Most of All We’re Thankful for Our Guests

The Lodge at Red River Ranch has been operating for over 35 years. And every year we get to welcome hundreds of guests to stay and enjoy this special setting. Many of you come back year after year. We are honored that you choose to stay with us, and that we have the chance to get to know you. You all are the reason that we are able to live in such a breathtaking place. So thank you for coming to the Lodge, we hope that we can make you’re stay an unforgettable one.

Happy Thanksgiving!

As you and your loved ones celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we want you to remember that we are thankful for you. We hope there is plenty in your lives that you are thankful for too. Happy holiday, from all of us at the Lodge at Red River Ranch!