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August, 2022
Outdoor adventures, Travel
Labor Day Weekend Ideas!
Labor Day Weekend is fast approaching. And that means it’s time for one last, outdoor, summer adventure! September means that kids – and university students – are heading back to school. So Labor Day is typically the last chance to get outside and play. Here in Southern Utah […]
June, 2022
Entertainment, Travel
The Real Jurassic World
The latest Jurassic World film came out this month. And that got us thinking about dinosaurs. Did you know that Utah is a hotbed of paleontological discovery for the Jurassic era? Well it is. In fact, we recently got a new national monument just for all the dino […]
May, 2022
Outdoor adventures, Travel
Capitol Reef: Memorial Day Itinerary
It’s almost Memorial Day Weekend! That means summer is almost (unofficially) starting! And people like to take a celebratory mini-vacation during the long weekend. As you might have guessed, Capitol Reef gets very busy during Memorial Day […]
April, 2022
Outdoor adventures, Travel
Spring Hikes in Capitol Reef
The deserts of Southern Utah are blooming, the weather is the perfect temperature, and the trails are calling out to all adventurers. Spring Fever is official here. And it just so happens that we at the Lodge know the cure: hiking in Capitol Reef! […]
April, 2022
Lodge Announcements, Nature, Travel
Earth Day!
Today is Earth Day! It’s the perfect day to explore and appreciate our wonderful earth, and also, our great public lands. So let’s take a moment to talk about the national parks, and how we can all contribute to protecting these special places […]
March, 2022
Outdoor adventures, Travel
It’s Spring Break!
Spring is almost officially here! And it’s time for a much needed vacation. Schools across the country are letting students out for a week, and families and friends are planning trips to celebrate. It’s a busy time for travel, so if if you’re planning a trip […]
March, 2022
Outdoor adventures, Travel
Goblin Valley Adventure
Southern Utah has a lot going for it. Mostly famously its got five amazing national parks. But, as we’ve mentioned before, there are also a plethora of state parks in Utah, a lot of which are just as fun as as their more popular national park cousins […]
February, 2022
Entertainment, Travel
Horizon: Southern Utah
This month Guerrilla Games released its follow up to the critically-acclaimed game Horizon: Zero Dawn. The new game, Horizon: Forbidden West, promises to take the main character, Aloy, to new territory, on an even bigger adventure. But before we get lost in […]
Bryce Canyon in Winter
We’ve written before about Bryce Canyon, but let’s take about visiting the park in winter. Because Bryce Canyon is one of the coolest, most memorable places in Southern Utah to visit after it snows […]
January, 2022
Outdoor adventures, Travel
A Utahopian Dictionary
There are so many things to do and see in Southern Utah, sometimes it can be tough to narrow it down. Trust us, we know. That’s where this dictionary comes in. We’ve dubbed it the “Utahopian Dictionary: an A to Z guide to Southern Utah.” […]