Stratford Court Hotel Cedar City

... the town itself is not the major attraction, but the area surrounding it is). <br>Cedar City didn't list much in the way of campgrounds so I stayed in Kanarraville, a little spit of a town. But, the campground had a shower, and I was in grave need, and a laundromat...Roxi's hairy and her blankies needed washing. It was also suppose to storm...I wanted to be plugged in. Shortly after arriving, Steve greeted me...my neighbor ...

... 10 miles. Route 50, the loneliest road in America, lived up to its name with miles and miles of desert with mountainous backdrop. <br><br>It&#8217;s a beautiful day, at least 74 degrees and clear bright blue sky. We stopped right outside Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest to walk around. Brett got out his super tennis ball thrower and Dolly got a great workout. There were Elk tracks in the dirt and plenty of Elk Poo for the kids to avoid. Cleo pick up ...

... by emissaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints who developed many small communities in Utah. Ebenezer Bryce did such work in southwestern Utah and norther Arizona. <br><br>In 1875 Bryce came to the Paria Valley to live and harvest plateau timber. Neighbors called the canyon behind his home Bryce's Canyon. <br><br>Soon after 1900, people were coming to see the colorful geological sights, and the first accommodations were built along ...

... having fun. And he had a chance to check out everything in his stocking. To Zac's amazement, Santa had remembered the things Zac talked to him about in Durango - there was the Human Torch, Hulk, Silver Surfer and Iron Man. Unfortunately, it seems Santa had not heard that Thor was also on the list. Oops. And there were other cool American things that Santa had thought of - he must have an incredible workshop. And ...

... in the valley. We liked this area very much and it was easy to with its colourful rock formations and emerald pools. Colourful trees were in abundance all over the valley with a picturesque river running through at the bottom. When you look to the cliff tops high above you can see the Californian Condors bossing the blue skies. Staying in Utah we visited Bryce Canyon for the day and camped at Kodachrome State Park. Both these places ...

... possible I haven't discovered the method. I was, or should I say I hope to be, able to put some text with some of the pics individually. I was not able to access the pictures that were still in my camera when I turned in the last entry late last night so some of them are also above. Essentially, the pictures above represent a variety of parts of this trip. I have uploaded all of the ones I took today, have edited (thrown out) some and 'enhanced' others, so what I ...

... as we ended our hike, we saw a group of Mormon women and children. Jeremy had told us about a small colony of them but we got to see them up close. The women had on long sleeves and long dresses, socks and boots. The children were completely covered. Boys were in pants and flannel shirts, girls in dresses with long leggings and boots. The funny part about them was that were on very new ATV's and the teenage girls were driving and they were ...

... bent over and given a lesson. We funded a new canal at the Venetian and gave more play money to the Hilton family at Paris Las Vegas. At MGM Grand I simply threw some money in at the entrance and kept on walking. It saves time that way. Apart from the losing money aspect the hotels were all good to visit with their decorations and lavishness. The Luxor is in the Guinness Book of Records for having the brightest light in the world shining from its roof. Apparently astronauts can see ...

... a special theatre where the voice of Celene Dion can be heard most nights of the year. There was a World Series Poker tournament being played here today so I was keen to check it out. Poker has exploded lately and there seems to be an endless number of poker websites and poker tournaments on TV. We had to wait almost an hour to get into watch. Inside was like a small studio with a poker table in the middle. Around the table were about three rows of seating ...

After driving by Vegas and seeing some big casinos outside of the Strip for the first time (we hadn't even realized that casinos existed outside of Reno and Vegas), we head towards Utah. But along the way, we encounter our first adventure and almost-disaster. Thinking that we would find a plethora of gas stations along any interstate, we pass the last one in Nevada with a quarter tank left. Arms and I ...