Day Trips® from Salt Lake City Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler

by Bartlett, Michelle; Bartlett, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780762759583
• ISBN10: 0762759585
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780762769063
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-05
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips guides. For local travelers seeking new adventures in their own backyards, as well as vacationers, each volume offers hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive.

Author Biography

First and foremost Dale and Michelle Bartlett are travelers in the truest sense of the word. Their love for adventure, their desire to explore every corner has taken them throughout the world. They are passionate about how to do more and pay less. Writing is their way of giving to others the ability to realize their hopes and dreams of travels. Dale & Michelle’s travels have taken them throughout Europe, Central America, Mexico, Canada, and to nearly every State in the United States. They are best known for their family travels and their book Have Kids – Will Travel, which teaches how any family, any size, on any income can travel the world for just the cost of food and fun. The Bartlett’s are highly sought after speakers on the subject of traveling and have spoken throughout America. They have written articles for print as well as online magazines. They are also Show Hosts for The Women’s Information Network, www.thewinonline.com, and have appeared on both radio and television advocating the importance of family travel. When they are not discovering hidden treasures, The Bartlett’s make their home in the mountains of Northern Utah. They have enjoyed rediscovering the immense diversity in their “backyard” and finding the secrets of this great State. Learn more about the Bartlett’s at www.havekids-willtravel.com/daytrips.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Using this guide	p. xii
North day trip 01 wickedly fun, wet or dry	p. 2
Farmington	p. 2
Kaysville	p. 6
Day trip 02 trains, planes & dinosaurs	p. 8
Clearfield	p. 8
Ogden	p. 10
Day trip 03 cute birds in hot water	p. 17
Willard	p. 17
Perry	p. 20
Brigham city	p. 21
Honeyvilie	p. 23
Day trip 04 wild, wild west of the north	p. 25
South cache valley	p. 25
Wellsville	p. 27
Paradise	p. 29
Providence	p. 29
Day trip 05 say "cheese" at the opera	p. 31
Logan	p. 31
Cache vailey	p. 31
Northeast day trip 01 romance at 9,000 feet	p. 42
Huntsville	p. 42
Snowbasin resort	p. 44
Day trip 02 hooves & skis	p. 46
Logan canyon	p. 46
Logan river	p. 49
Beaver mountain	p. 50
Day trip 03 spelunking & splashing	p. 52
Rich county	p. 52
Bear lake	p. 54
St. charles (idaho)	p. 54
East day trip 01 mount olympus made of gold	p. 60
Park city	p. 60
Deer valley	p. 60
Day trip 02 soaring with the eagles	p. 69
Snowbird resort	p. 69
Southeast day trip 01 where the indian princess lies	p. 76
Alpine	p. 76
Lehi	p. 78
Day trip 02 where stars touch the ground	p. 79
Sundance	p. 79
Day trip 03 steamy engines	p. 83
Heber city	p. 83
Midway	p. 83
Day trip 04 robbers roost	p. 88
Wayne county	p. 88
Capitol reef national park	p. 88
Day trip 05 "grab the mountain bike, 4x4 & camera"	p. 94
Moab	p. 94
Arches national park	p. 96
Canyonlands national park	p. 96
South day trip 01 happy valley	p. 102
Provo	p. 102
Day trip 02 where inspiration was born	p. 108
Bryce canyon national park	p. 108
Day trip 03 "much ado"	p. 114
Cedar city	p. 114
Day trip 04 the gods' secret hiding spot	p. 121
Zion national park	p. 121
Southwest day trip 01 digging to china	p. 134
Bingham canyon	p. 134
Day trip 02 the happy lake	p. 137
Utah lake	p. 137
Day trip 03 dunes & dinos	p. 140
Delta	p. 140
West day trip 01 a last inland sea	p. 148
The great salt lake	p. 148
Day trip 02 shake, rattle & roll	p. 152
West wendover (nevada)	p. 152
Blue lake	p. 154
Northwest day trip 01 where the buffalo roam	p. 158
Davis county	p. 158
Day trip 02 "driving the last spike"	p. 162
Promontory	p. 162
festivals & celebrations	p. 165
spas	p. 171
Index	p. 175
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