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Send a ComplimentAbout Me & My Family
My family and I love road trips. In fact, our annual road trip miles amount to at least 10,000 per year! We love National Parks and any place that is off the beaten path.
Our Family's Travel Personality
adventurous, curious, simple, independent, energetic, spontaneous
We Just Got Back From
The road (wherever it takes us), of course!
Our Favorite Vacation Spot
National Parks
A Place We'd Love To Visit
Alaska
Favorite Vacation Memory
There are so many to name. We love Alta Ranch Montana. We have so many fun memories of just staying at the ranch. We never left the place and we were never bored!
Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:
My daughter got car sick on the way to New Mexico. She puked in every state on the way. I sat in the back and caught the puke in a Ziploc bag for about 8 hours. Once we got to our destination, she was just fine and happy to be there.
Websites I Like:
Utah's Wasatch Front: Stroller Friendly Hikes & Walks
Utah's Wasatch front provides some of the best scenic paved pathways, perfect for exploring with a stroller and its precious cargo.
Provo Canyon
Hwy 189 Provo, Utah
Comment:
This paved trail runs along the Provo River past beautiful waterfalls and mountain scenery.
3900 N. Garden Drive
Lehi, Utah
Comment:
Paved trails throughout this beautiful 55 acres and fifteen individual themed gardens.
reviewed on: January 10 2011
"Fun for young and old"
Thanksgiving Point Gardens have something for everyone. My kids love to visit so they can explore the children's garden - complete with a spraying Noahs Ark fountain, koi pond, bear caves, streams and mazes. Adults love to go to the garden just to be in such a beautiful place. We especially love to go during the tulip festival in spring. Walking around looking at all of the tulip varieties is a perfect way to celebrate spring. Plan on spending the entire day if you go. There is so much to see!
Cascade Scenic Drive, off Hwy 92
Provo, Utah
Comment:
Interpretive boardwalk trail along cascading water and ponds.
reviewed on: June 26 2011
"Perfect trail for young kids & babies!"
Cascade Springs trail isn’t a hike; it’s an interpretive trail perfect for families to explore these beautiful springs. This interpretive trail consists of a series of boardwalks and bridges that pass through shallow cascading pools of clear mountain spring water. The trail can be completed in a matter of minutes, but plan on spending a few hours exploring all of the pools and views along the way. Highlights along the trail are marked with interpretive signs, making this trail educational and informative. The lower loop trail is wheelchair accessible making it a great option for those with disabilities or babies in strollers. Be sure to look for the Utah Cutthroat trout which can be easily viewed from the larger pools. However, no fishing is allowed in these waters. There are additional trails along an upper loop which are a little steeper but still easy enough for small children to hike.
Cascade Springs trail is a popular place for families to visit so the trail can get relatively crowded. There is a small parking area and restroom facilities provided at the trailhead but there is no picnic area.
12601 Big Cottonwood Canyon Road
Salt Lake City, Utah
Comment:
Enjoy this boardwalk along Silver Lake at Big Cottonwood Canyon.
reviewed on: July 29 2011
"Family Friendly, but Crowded"
On a hot summer day, I love living close to mountains where within 20 minutes I can drive 3000 feet higher in elevation and find it 20 degrees cooler. I drove my kids, age 10, 7, and 2 up Big Cottonwood Canyon on a hot summer day. Our destination was the Silver Lake trailhead near Brighton ski resort. This hike is an easy ¾ mile loop hike around Silver Lake, along flat marshland boardwalks and forested trails. Kids 3 and older should be able to hike this trail by themselves. Strollers and wheelchairs can even be pushed along the boardwalks which would make a very enjoyable and scenic stroll. My two year-old easily completed the entire ¾ mile loop hike unassisted and enjoyed stopping along the way to admire ducks, fish, and the pretty wildflowers.
The only downfall to this hike is that it is an extremely popular hike and fishing lake. You never get the feeling like you are alone in nature on this trail. That is why a deducted a star from my rating. There is a less crowded trailhead that breaks off of the Silver Lake hike to Twin Lakes or Lake Solitude. These hikes are 1 mile and 1.25 mile one-way respectively, good options to find some solitude. One thing to note, bring plenty of sunscreen, shoes that can get wet, and bug spray.
In all, this hike was a fun activity for a weekday afternoon. However, I would recommend finding a different hike during the weekend if you want a real getting-away-from-it all nature experience with your family.
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah
Comment:
Red Butte Garden is located on18 acres of botanical gardens with several miles of hiking (paved and unpaved) trails through Utah's native vegetation.
Mountain Trails Foundation
PO Box 754 Park City, Utah
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An entire 28 mile trail running adjacent to Interstate 80 from Park City to Echo Reservoir that is also a Utah State Park.
1800 North Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Forty miles of paved trail running adjacent to the Jordan River. Many city and county parks are located along this pathway.
1875 Valley Drive
there are many "starting" points Ogden, Utah
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This trail beings at the mouth of Ogden Canyon and runs 14 miles along the Ogden River. Along the way, discover Eccles Dinosaur Park, the Big D Sports Park, Loren Farr Park, the Ogden Stadium and Ogden's newest business district.
I-215 and 2100 North
North Salt Lake, Utah
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Fourteen miles of paved trail makes this the longest continuous paved trail in Northern Utah. Eventually, this paved trail will connect with the Jordan River Parkway.
2155 west Forest Street
Brigham City, Utah
Comment:
A ½-mile stroller accessible trail meandering through wetland habitat outside of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitors Center.
3176 South Bluff Road
Syracuse, Utah
Comment:
Jensen Nature Park is part of the Syracuse trail system which winds through wetlands and farm land and connects to Emigration trail, 6.2 miles of additional paved trail.
1300 E. 12500 S.
Draper, Utah
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Great starting point for the Porter Rockwell trail, 3.5 miles (one way) to the point of the mountain.
