We just arrived for a visit to the St. George, Utah area and are staying at or Western Horizons membership park located about 10 miles north of town and just off I-15.
Our park is located on one of the first settled sites in the valley and the original settler's first home is still standing just beyond the clubhouse.
This is one of the older parks in Western Horizons system so the sites are smaller than we are used to, but we are will enjoy our stay.
We have a great scenic view from our living room widow (windshield), and also enjoy watching the rv's pass by on I-15, the main route between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
Our first stop in St. George was to the visitor center which is located in the original Washington County Court House dating back to 1870. The ladies were very helpful and gave us tips for day trips which will keep us busy during our stay in this area.
On our drive leading up to Snow Canyon, we encountered this unique round about which features these sandsone rocks as a centerpiece.
Snow Canyon State Park is a 7,400 scenic park tucked amid lava flows and soaring sandstone cliffs. It is located within a 62,000 acre federal reserve to protect the desert tortoise and its habitat.
The park's primary rock consists of Navajo sandstone which ranges in color from bright orange to creamy white. The lava rock was created by small local vocanic eruptions which took place from 2.5 million years ago to as recently as 10,000 years ago.
The caves in the park have been inhabited by various indian tribes from 200 AD to the mid 1800's. Enlarge this photo to see the size of these openings in reference to the people at the cave opening on the right. In our time, this area was used in filming Butch Cassidy, The Electric Horseman, and Jeremiah Johnson.
We just arrived for a visit to the St. George, Utah area and are staying at or Western Horizons membership park located about 10 miles north of town and just off I-15.
Our park is located on one of the first settled sites in the valley and the original settler's first home is still standing just beyond the clubhouse.
This is one of the older parks in Western Horizons system so the sites are smaller than we are used to, but we are will enjoy our stay.
We have a great scenic view from our living room widow (windshield), and also enjoy watching the rv's pass by on I-15, the main route between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
Our first stop in St. George was to the visitor center which is located in the original Washington County Court House dating back to 1870. The ladies were very helpful and gave us tips for day trips which will keep us busy during our stay in this area.
On our drive leading up to Snow Canyon, we encountered this unique round about which features these sandsone rocks as a centerpiece.
Snow Canyon State Park is a 7,400 scenic park tucked amid lava flows and soaring sandstone cliffs. It is located within a 62,000 acre federal reserve to protect the desert tortoise and its habitat.
The park's primary rock consists of Navajo sandstone which ranges in color from bright orange to creamy white. The lava rock was created by small local vocanic eruptions which took place from 2.5 million years ago to as recently as 10,000 years ago.
The caves in the park have been inhabited by various indian tribes from 200 AD to the mid 1800's. Enlarge this photo to see the size of these openings in reference to the people at the cave opening on the right. In our time, this area was used in filming Butch Cassidy, The Electric Horseman, and Jeremiah Johnson.
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