๐Happy fourth of July, my fellow Americans!๐
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What better way to celebrate our country than by reflecting on one of our towns, so similar yet so unique to so many others throughout the USA?
Our great big shiny arachnid friend is here to greet us all, as is toss-the-baby-statue! Okay, technically it has another name ("Flight time", which arguably isn't much better), but come on. Toss them babies! Aside from the potential nightmare inducing gargantuan spider and the baby-chucking statues, this little district in the St. George metropolitan area is quite lovely. We found parking right in front of the great big brick building and were able to explore the surrounding area on foot comfortably and readily. There's a giant guitar tucked away, along with a carousel, TWO different water-park play areas open to the public, and lots more art nestled in among the trees as well.
We also happened upon this little pavilion, in the public park, which warns against loitering. Antho astutely pointed out that there's no other real point to these little buildings but to loiter, unless you're specifically having a wedding or some sort of event. I mean, I get what they're really saying- they don't want homeless people congregating here and making their pretty little park look bad or something. We saw a guy posted up with a guitar when we were making our way back to the van. We're not bothered too much by that sort of thing, but given how many kids were scampering about I suppose some parents might get their hackles raised at the sight of a man loitering...in a public park...but I digress. If you don't want to sit in the shade, there's a giant iron-wrought guitar to check out! It seemed like there was some sort of carnival or fair going on during the day we visited (and school had just let out for summer) so there were a lot of families out taking advantage of the great weather. Even so, parking was a breeze!
If you ever find yourself cruising down this particular stretch of the I-15, I'd recommend taking an afternoon to cruise around St. George. I don't know if I'd want to move there, though it's supposedly the fastest growing metropolitan area for 2018, but it's certainly nice to visit. There were a lot of super cute little restaurants around, too, so you wouldn't have to look too far for a tasty bite to eat to refuel before you hit the road again and resume your own personal adventure. There's plenty of hiking nearby, too, if that's more your jam. We weren't really prepared for anything too arduous, but this walk downtown warmed us up for a bit of a hike later on, so check back in a couple days for that post if that's more your speed.
Cheers!
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XOXO,
NAU
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