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Utah Ghost Towns – Cisco

By On May 28, 2015 · Leave a Comment

If you are into ghost towns you simply must visit Utah. We have so many ghost towns for you to explore.


I am going to do a series of articles on different ghost towns you can visit so sign up to receive this automatically in the mail…

In the desolate […]

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Utah’s edible Plants

By On May 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment

I have always been fascinated with the Idea of using unusual plants in our food. I really like using pink roses in my salad (it seems so romantic) as I was thinking about this, I thought I would do a little research and see what edible plants Utah has to offer. It would be […]

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Sports Climbing Basics

By On May 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Did you know there is a difference between rock climbing and sports climbing? Once again REI has written a valuable article on sports climbing basics. From sports climbing tactics to sports climbing gear…

What Is Sport Climbing?

Sport climbing is more like a sprint than a marathon. It involves high-intensity, […]

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Inside Birding – Size and shape

By On April 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Here is a fun video that will teach you how to identify birds when you see them.

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Black Scoter

By On April 21, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Did you know there are 256 species of birds that inhabit Utah? That is a lot of birds – to many to introduce in one blog-post.
Wouldn’t it be fun to create a list of birds and take the challenge to check them all off your list? I wonder how long that would […]

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Utah’s Birds – Fun for the Whole Family.

By On April 19, 2015 · Leave a Comment

The 17th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival is May 14 – 18 if you are visiting us in Utah or living here you do not want to miss it. There are all types of events for the whole family including boat and kayak trips. Website

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Hiking Enthusiasts You Will Love This!

By On April 7, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Here is a post I wrote earlier last year, it is again becoming warm and the hiking, here in Utah is like no other. Big Cottonwood Canyon is just a hop, skip and a jump from our rental units. Come stay with us go hiking and come back to enjoy our beautiful rentals and have […]

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Hiking Enthusiasts Come to Utah!

By On April 7, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Here is a post I wrote earlier this year, it is again becoming warm and the hiking, here in Utah is like no other. Big Cottonwood Canyon is just a hop, skip and a jump from our rental units. Come stay with us go hiking and come back to enjoy our beautiful rentals and have […]

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Tulips, Tulips Everywhere.

By On March 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment

April 10 – May 9

Just a reminder for those of you who have not been to the Thanksgiving Tulip Festival it is fast approaching. If you have never gone you are going to love this display.

The festival features 250,000 tulips displayed at the 55-acre thanksgiving Point Gardens. On Friday and Saturdays the festival […]

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10 Must Do Hikes When In Utah…

By On March 17, 2015 · Leave a Comment

I found an article called “10 Hikes Every Utahn Should Take Before They Die(And Why)” Well if every Utahn should take it, then every visitor should make it a priority to do as well!!

Since spring is right upon us and it is absolutely beautiful here why not come visit – our rental rates are […]

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