Work, Play, Love: What Southern Utah Means To Me

I miss living in San Diego and my pride will probably never let me feel otherwise. But for all the hard time I give Joey for keeping me in Utah, I will say that I love living in a state with such a diversity of recreational opportunities. For example, one day I might hit the slopes and have an awesome day of skiing with my girlfriends and sipping hot chocolate by the fire, and the next day I could be hiking through slot canyons and red rock in a t-shirt.

During my graduate program in Youth and Family Recreation I read a book called The Power of Play, which talks about combining the three innate human drives of work, play, and love to create some of our most happy and fulfilling experiences. Perhaps this explains why I am often my happiest self when I am in Southern Utah. You see, my experiences in the various national parks and recreation destinations have allowed me to combine each of those innate dispositions in such a way as to achieve a real sense of enjoyment, fulfillment, and bliss.

The following is what Southern Utah means to me:

 Hanging Out with my Family

Bryce Canyon National Park

  

The Narrows at Zion National Park

Learning New Skills

Second rappel at Pool Arch, Moab

Playing with Friends

Canyonlands National Park

Arches National Park

High Spur, near Robber's Roost (Best cohort EVER!)

Eardley's

Morning Glory Arch, Moab

Overcoming Challenges

Medieval Canyon, Moab

Pool Arch, Moab

 

Second Rappel at Pool Arch, Moab

Corona Arch, Moab

Roasting in the Sun

Corona Arch, Moab

Random rappel, Moab

Pool Arch, Moab

 

 Swimming

Zion National Park

Medieval Canyon

 

Flirting with my Lover

St. George

Angel's Landing, Zion National Park

 

St. George

Morning Glory Arch, Moab

Corona Arch, Moab

Snow Canyon, St. George

Top of Pool Arch, Moab

 
 Southern Utah is a magical place and I would be delighted to join you on your next trip!