A Journy to Utah

Summertime means a time for bbq's, the beach, camping, and of course the good old American vacation. With the economy still in the dumps and many people opting to go with the "Staycation," a term and event that has somehow become the norm in our vocabularies for the past five years, it is important to remember that we have one of the best resources in the world at our doorsteps. So, let's begin to move beyond the staycation, and bring back the vacation, even if it isn't on the grand and lavish scale that Robin Leach used to talk about, rather let's start small, go ahead and take advantage of America's National Parks.

Having been to most of the National Parks throughout the Western United States as a youngster, helped provide me with a practical lesson in the geograpy of our nation. This year we decided to take a mini-simmer vacation and visit Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park in Utah. Being only a eight hour drive from San Diego, it provides the atmosphere of a different state, while affording the luxury of avoiding the cumbersome and inconvenient airport, for a short trip.

Stay tuned and I will try to chronicle the trip here, complete with thoughts, photos and hopefully a recommendation or two.