CLOSED: The Scipio Petting Zoo is closed! There is a small zoo at the Scipio exit along I-15 in Millard County. We've stopped before, and it is fun to see the animals that they have (and take a potty break). One of the main reasons we like to stop at the…
Meadow Hot Springs is located in Millard County just south of Fillmore. There are three springs located on private property, but the owner is good about letting people use them. Please use them responsibly by cleaning up after yourselves and following the rules listed on the gate to keep this area…
We've done a lot of simple caving recently. We got hooked on it after visiting Craters of the Moon National Monument. We've also done Ledgemere Campground Cave, Timpanogos Cave, Wind Cave near Logan, and Lehman Caves at Great Basin National Park. So naturally, when we heard about the lava tunnels near…
Cove Fort is located at the junction of the 1-15 and the 1-70. Cove Fort was constructed as a protection for travelers from the Native Americans, as well as a telegraph office, post office, and inn. In 1867, Brigham Young asked Ira Hinckley (President Gordon B. Hinckley's grandfather) to construct a…
 Out west of Delta, there is an old fort that still stands from the early pioneer days. Fort Deseret State Park is the only fort that still stands from that era. It is a few miles outside of Delta, Utah, but it is worth the drive for the history. In…
Today we did a hike far from Utah Valley. This one was way out by Delta, and it was called The Great Stone Face. Apparently, the Pioneers in this area could see the face of Joseph Smith in a rock formation here. Of course, we wanted to check it out. The…