Staying in Utah

Cowboy Lodging: The Apache Motel, Moab, Utah, USA

There is a TV channel in the USA called “Grit”, a name taken from two famous cowboy (western) movies (films) telling the same story, both based on the book “True Grit”. The actor John Wayne...

Quality Inns, Zion National Park

The vast Choice Hotels chains list two Quality Inns in Springdale, Utah, in Zion Canyon near the entrance to Zion National Park. Of our many overnight trips to Zion National Park, we spent 25...

Super 8 Motel, Hurricane, Utah (Zion National Park)

With the money you save by staying at the Hurricane Super 8 when visiting Zion National Park instead of staying in the park or in Springdale, you will be able to double the length of your stay...

Rides & Rambles (Vegas/Southern Utah)

I didn't really consider Vegas an outdoor adventure hub until recently. We flew into Sin City in mid-February and promptly skipped the Strip and the gambling scene in favor of picking up our rental...

Moab Mountain Bike Menu

Better to be late to the party than to miss the whole enchilada. The Whole Enchilada is a world-famous mountain bike trail in Moab that usually means a shuttle ride to an epic seasonal drop-off...

The #1 Best Ever Trip to the USA

The American West covers about 1,000,000 square miles (2,600,000 sq km). That's a lot to see, and there is a lot to see there. We started traveling in the American West in 1965. Although we never did...