The Road Trip Diary 1; Ephraim, Utah - St.George

Okay, so. Last week My husband, My parents and I went on a little roadtrip. It was all a bit spontaneous really. My parents have come over to visit for the summer and one of the things they kindly invited us on was a road trip to Cali. Our final destination was to be San Francisco with plans to; spend a few nights at Ponderosa, drive through Zions National Park, make a stop at Las Vegas, spend another couple of nights in L.A. and then make a final trip to San Francisco via Pismo and Carmel. So off we went...

Ephraim, UT to Ponderosa, Zions National Park, UT
The four of us packed the car to the brim Sunday morning and left Sunday afternoon. Ponderosa, we worked out, was only three hours or so away from were we lived so we decided to make the journey casual, there was no real rush to get to the place as we were able to check-in anytime before 11pm. And let me tell you the drive on the way there was to DIE for...

The snap above does little to no justice at all - but take it from me - if you ever want to take a drive that makes you feel elated to be a part of this earth, this one is definitely up there. The turrains vary and change from farm to country, tall green mountains to even taller grey rocks and then to red, red, dessert rock. It's really phenomenal. There's also a ton of lakes and water spots and *funfact* you even pass the famous Big Rock Candy Mountain, a place my un-geographically-educated brain didn't even know was situated in the state of Utah, so there we go. 

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The place we were staying in was almost as beautiful as the drive there. A house totally made of wood, surrounded by trees and mountains. 
How did we find it? Well, actually we didn't. It found us. We were incredibly lucky to have a friend that hires the place out full-time. The friend had mentioned that if we were thinking of ever looking for a place to stay that she had a place in St. George and sometimes, even during the summer months, there are a few days that aren't filled, and that she lets friends and family stay there during these times and only charges the laundry fee. Er, yes please! So that was that. It was a gorgeous log cabin in the middle of the mountains, 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 lounge areas and a hot-tub. Wayyyyyyyeeee over-sized for just the four of us but seeing as the opportunity arose we took it.

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​We really did very little whilst we stayed here. We stayed Sunday and Monday nights and only really spent the Monday-day there as we left early on the Tuesday. It was mostly self-catered as the kitchen was kitted out and big enough to make meals in. There was opportunities to do all sorts; hiking, horse-riding, swimming etc. etc. but we decided just to take the time to rest before the long drive(s) still ahead of us. We DID take time to enjoy the hot-tub however...  ​

**One memory I quickly want to insert here; is the second night - Juan and I went into the hot-tub around midnight and turned all the tub and house lights off and, almost as if done by purpose, there was a cheeky full moon. It really was like something you watch in a movie. And zero light pollution so you could actually see the stars. Very peculiar feeling so at one with nature but at the same time sat in a man-made outdoor bath?!**