Given that the city of St. George is situated in a region full of gorgeous natural stone formations, rich mountains and sweeping valleys, there are plenty of options for getting outdoors and exploring the bounty of nature. Having spent the better part of our day thus far looking at things that were highly landscaped and maintained, we definitely wanted to get out of the city and see something a little more remote. This did not prove difficult at all, as a quick search on our phone offered up directions to this spot. If you're having a hard time with the reception you can always go about it the old-fashioned way and try to make your way to the highest elevations. There were some seriously steep hills along the way, but Vanticore conquered them like the V8 monster she is. My cute little Volvo would have struggled up those hills with her four-banger engine and transmission going bad. Unfortunately, little Miss Svetty might have to be sold off soon because she's beyond the point that I can manage her repair needs. Alas. At least we have Vanticore, who is running strong as ever and made this drive out to Utah and back with no hiccups! So, up the hill we went, and the view was pretty awesome on the way.
The city spread out beneath us as we wound our way up the hill. The sky had been bright and clear when we first woke up but the clouds had started to roll in little by little as the hours stretched on, so by the time we got to the end of this hike it was starting to look like we might actually get rained on if we didn't get vamoosing. Given the beautiful weather, we weren't the only people who went out to the park. Can't blame anyone. Everyone we encountered was friendly, which was pleasant, too. You certainly meet a lot of people who are happy and having fun in Vegas, but there's the darker side of gambling addiction and alcohol abuse that you'll encounter if you spend any significant time in the city...after all, it's Sin City, so catering to people's vices can and will bring out the worst in people. It's a nice reminder for us that other cities don't necessarily operate that way, facilitating and attracting positivity and happy people. With so many options for getting outside and being active in gorgeous accommodating weather, it makes sense that the locals might be running on endorphins rather than booze or meth. But hey, who knows, we were only there for a short while and maybe the city has a seething underbelly of sin and debauchery we simply didn't find in our short stay!
There will be more photos below, but I split this outing into two posts (the drive up and then the actual hike) so as to prevent it from becoming too overwhelming with the amount of photos. Enjoy!
Check back tomorrow for photos from the hike!
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XOXO,
NAU
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