For more information call 877-496-0625
DAY 1: Las Vegas to St. George Inn at Entrada
Distance: 128 miles/ 198 Km / 2 hours drive

Inn at Entrada For information call 877-496-0625

Start your trip off right with a relaxing swimming pool, massage, dinner, and good night sleep. Wake up to panaramic vistas of red rock and lush green gardens. The Inn at Entrada is the perfect base for a southern Utah vacation. With Spa, Restaurants, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Pickleball, and other amenities sure to bring luxurious comfort and pleasure to your rustic parks adventure. Avoid the nightly packing, unpacking, and stowing of a multi hotel trip. Unpack once in your vacation rental home, stock the kitchen with breakfast, dinner and snacks. Cozy up with a nice dvd movie together. Then return home each night for more relaxation and quality togethering.

Or spend an evening under the stars at Tuacahn Ampitheater. The Summer schedule includes Mary Poppins, Thouroughly Modern Millie, Mulan, Elf, Starlight Express, Thriller, Heart, and other plays, concerts, and performances.

Along the way: State Parks: Quail Creek Reservoir State Park boasts some of the warmest waters in the state and a mild winter climate. Sand Hollow State Park offers boating and fishing or ride the dunes of Sand Mountain on an off-highway vehicle and camp in one of two developed campgrounds.

DAY 2: Inn at Entrada to Zion National Park
Distance: 44 miles / 75 km / 1 hour

Follow the Zion Park Scenic Byway through the towns of Hurricane, LaVerkin, Virgin, Rockdale, and Springdale. Each town has a special story to share, as the byway carves through the red rock of the Virgin River corridor.

Zion National Park’s soaring towers and massive monoliths offer a spectacular grandeur. Over 100 years old, it is also Utah’s most visited park, welcoming nearly 2.6 million visitors in 2010. There are numerous easy, self-guided trails and more adventurous or strenuous hikes found in the park. Two entrances to Zion are 33 miles east of I-15 or 12 miles west of US 89, both on Utah Hwy 9. The northern Kolob Canyons section is accessible off I-15, 18 miles south of Cedar City.

Hike: The Emerald Pools in the park is a relatively easy three-mile, round-trip, signature hike and is fun for the whole family. Or choose a more strenuous adventure in The Narrows or The Subway (permit needed).

Canyoneering: Zion National Park has become a favorite in this exciting sport. Dozens of canyons offer route finding, rappelling, swimming and hike challenges for beginners to advanced. Permit required.

Additional park activities: Backpacking, bicycling, birding, horse-back riding, rafting, and ranger-led programs.

Return to Inn at Entrada for world class dining and entertainment.

DAY 3: Inn at Entrada to Bryce Canyon National Park
Distance: 148 miles / 239 km / 2.5 hours

Along the way: Scenic drives Mount Carmel Scenic Byway and Scenic Byway 12 are on your way to Bryce Canyon National Park. Stop and see the sights along the way. Scenic Byway 12 is Utah’s one and only All-American Road.

Bryce Canyon National Park is a series of natural amphitheaters sunk into pink cliffs and filled with delicate red rock “hoodoos.” The most brilliant hues of the park come alive with the rising and setting of the sun. Summertime offers a myriad of walking/hiking trails and a 37-mile scenic drive overlooking incredible vistas. Bryce Canyon Lodge, a national historic landmark, is open April through November.

Drive: Easy drives within the park have spectacular views of redrock and pine forest scenery. Stop along the way at the Sunrise, Sunset, Inspiration, and Bryce view points.

Hikes: There are many trails within Bryce Canyon National Park, from easy to strenuous, with varying backdrops. You can choose a hike to a waterfall, redrock hoodoos, spruce tree forests, the Bryce Amphitheater, and other famous landscapes. Navajo Loop Trail is a 1.3-mile hiking path that wanders through rock formations and draws you into the mystical hoodoos’ perspective.

Ranger Program: Park rangers will share interesting facts and activities about the park, including wildlife stories, geologic history, kids interests, full moon hikes, astronomy, and snowshoeing.

Additional park activities: camping, ranger, astronomy programs, and winter-time cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

For more information call 877-496-0625

For more information call 877-496-0625

Pickleball? Huh? Luxury I know. Golf I know. Zion National Park I know. Pickleball . . . I didn’t know till my weekend visit to The Inn at Entrada. What fun! This and so many other unexpected pleasures makes Entrada and Snow Canyon Country Club a destination of choice. My kids loved the pool. My wife loved the spa. I loved just sitting on the private patio watching the sun shine on the red mountains above the lush green golf course.

St. George, Utah was never on my radar. But it’s surprising how much I want to go back. And it’s really easy to do so. Just a 2 Hour drive from Las Vegas or 5 hours from Salt Lake City. Even better, just fly in on SkyWest or one of it’s partners like Delta Airlines. With abundant direct flights to Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, the short hop helps you start your vacation – or competition right away.

“St. George is so easily accessible. It’s so quick to jump on a flight and fly right into the St. George airport. The fact that you can get to an Ironman race in a couple of short steps makes a huge difference.”
– Michael Lovato – Two-time Ironman Champion. http://www.utahstgeorge.com/AirService/

Speaking of Ironman – we watched the race on Saturday. It was inspiring. Inspiring me to go on a diet and start training for next year.

IronMan 70.3 St. George Race Results

Racing, golfing, relaxing . . .and Pickling. For more on Pickleballing – watch Pickleball at Entrada Resort

With or without the vegetable sports, Entrada truly is a world class luxury resort. Even good enough for Hollywood. Troy, Gabrielle, Sharpay, Ryan and the rest of the Wildcats will never forget their High School Musical 2 Summer Jobs at Entrada, AKA “Lava Springs”. It was fun to watch the . .err, I mean, my kids loved watching the movie while looking outside at the same backdrops. Watch facebook/utahvacationhomes for my personal movie directing and High School Musical 2 Disney Channel for the “real” thing.

We’ve covered A to Y. Next is Zion National Park. Words Fail. Just drive the 42 miles from St. George yourself for one of the most awe inspiring places on Earth! No . . Words . . .

For dozens of pictures and videos see the following websites:
https://www.youtube.com/utahvacationhomes
http://entradastgeorgeutah.shutterfly.com/

For dozens of pictures and videos see the following websites:
https://www.youtube.com/utahvacationhomes
http://entradastgeorgeutah.shutterfly.com/

When you book a cat tour in Park City, Utah with PCCATS.COM, you know it ups the odds for good ski and snowboarding conditions. But you hardly let yourself believe your dreams will come true. For this trip, we had a good luck charm named Russ. Every aspect of the ski week seemed to magically turn out better than we hoped. This day was no different. Fresh powder and bluebird skies never really happen . . . . .or do they?

Zagat recently named Salt Lake City as one of seven up and coming food cities in the country.  This is exciting but not surprising to us.

Zagat says “the burgeoning culinary scene is undeniably exciting, especially when it comes to the number of restaurants cooking local, with an emphasis on foraging.”

While they aren’t the restaurants mentioned by Zagat, they fit my budget and my mouth salivates thinking of my favorite local restaurants:  Bayou, The Pie, Lonestar Taqueria, Red Rock, Salt City Burger, Red Iguana, Ruth’s Diner, Asian Star and I could go on and on…

What are your favorite Salt Lake City restaurants?

We love the professionally managed vacation home rental business. We know how long our guests look forward to their trip. The incentive of vacation keeps them productive at work. The incentive of vacation keeps kids eating their dinner. And we know how vital this time is to reconnect and build relationships. Relationship building is what drives us to help make vacations memorable. It’s so rewarding when we get a letter from a recent guest who shares their experience. It’s the incentive for us to strive even more.

Thanks for sharing Shawna D of SLC. :

“For our ‘Log-off- and-get-away’ staycation my two kids and I drove up to the beautiful Jordanelle Reservoir and stayed in The Slopes A with . We were so pleased with the gorgeous view and how roomy and beautiful the condo was. It was immaculate when we arrived, and quiet and peaceful. The hot tub was a huge hit, and we loved cooking on the top-rate kitchen and eating in the open-concept dining room. The we had plans to go out-on-the town in Park City, but the comfy and roomy theatre room lured us in for the night every time! So did night walks near the river and starlit hot tub dips. We loved every minute of our time there, and had a really hard time leaving! I would love to go back to The Slopes A with more friends/family and their kids. It is certainly roomy enough, and because of the floor plan it would accommodate plenty if people without feeling crowded. I highly recommend it. Thank you for helping us “log in” to our family at this important time.”

Jammies, treats, a DVD and a SWEET theatre room= a couple of VERY happy kids. P.S. – she didn’t leave a single crum.

Jammies, treats, a DVD and a SWEET theatre room= a couple of VERY happy kids. P.S. – she didn’t leave a single crum.

Spring skiing in Deer Valley

Spring skiing in Deer Valley

Utah snow couch potatoes

Tubing at Gorgoza Park

Tubing at Gorgoza Park

Playing on the frozen Jordannelle

Playing on Frozen Jordanelle Reservior

Ice Fishing hole at Jordanelle Reservior

Wow. When I learned that my buddy Adam was leaving a safe, plugged in job for a whimsical stint as a “professional” photographer I wondered how long it would be till he was back in the grind. I guess I didn’t know him very well, and I guess my jealousy and fear wanted to doubt anyone could really be successful chasing their dreams. I had a lot to learn. It’s only after I started chasing my dreams that I got a glimpse at what Adam had. I’ve been so stoked to see his success over the years. I’ve been secretly following his career like a love sick groupie. And I’ve been so inspired by his example that I have become thankful for it. Sob sob, wha? uhg. OK, it’s OK to spill it. It’s OK to share your admiration for a bro. Especially when this bro owns it. Check out this moving video of his stills:

Then live the dream: find your own moving still at adambarkerphotography.com

Buy it. You’ll feel it.

I was excited to read the blog post by Matt at Ski Utah describing the matters of low density water and how it makes a huge difference in your skiing and snowboarding experience. In this case, he reports on three days. One with deep, bottomless light, dry powder. Another day, not quite so deep – but lighter and drier powder. And then another “sleeper” day that came without a predictive snow report. Can you tell the difference? Would you trade 20 average ski days for one epic ski day? Take a look and tell us what you think:

Published on Feb 26, 2013
My good friend Justin summed it up best today. “Get some! Best worst season ever! Haters gonna hate, we just rip blower pow!”

Well said my friend, well said..

Matt Baydala
Ski Utah’s Ultimate Powderhound
Twitter @ Iskideeppow
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For more PhD analysis go to http://www.skiutah.com/dashboard/winter/blog/authors/matt/more-blower-powder-at-the-basin

Take a quick look at the 360 Degree views and quick village access from Vintage on the Strand in Park City, Utah at Canyons Resort. From the Ski In Ski Out access, to the quick steps down to the ski school, ski rental, ski shop, and village this ski vacation lodge is the perfect vacation rental.

Vintage on the Strand has the very best location to enjoy the new, amazing mountain resort, “Canyons”. Skiing, Snowboarding, Zip Lining, Ski School, Snowboard Lessons, Dining, Live Music, and more activities make for a complete vacation experience in Park City, Utah. Take a look at the following pictures and images to get a better sense of how this beautiful home puts you in the heart of the action, yet allows you great quiet and privacy. Enjoy

This is the kind of report that gets my heart racing!  Time to cash in that raincheck you gave yourself for a weekend ski trip.  Come out Thursday night for an amazing Friday skiing Utah’s Greatest Powder on Earth.  You know you owe it to yourself!  Everyone around you will benefit because you will go home a happier and more fulfilled person.  In fact, you owe it to your family and friends – especially the young and impressionable  They deserve a better you.  So, don’t do it for yourself, do it for the kids!

Storm Details
Begin – 2013-01-10 11:00 MST
Storm Duration
End – 2013-01-12 11:00 MST
Total Storm Water 1.00-1.75″
Remarks
Overnight models continue to advertise a strong front Thursday late afternoon/evening followed by a prolonged very cold and moist northwest flow through Friday and into Saturday. The most dense and greatest snowfall rates look to come Thursday evening, with densities becoming lighter Friday as airmass continues to cool.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/snow/mtnwx/mtnForecast.php?forecast=cottonwood

Enjoy this eye candy while you are making plans:

The Group Shred (from All.I.Can) from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.