Showing posts with label things to do in cedar city. Show all posts
Showing posts with label things to do in cedar city. Show all posts

Aug 10, 2014

Frontier Homestead State Park

After our day in Holden, we decided to head down to Cedar City.  Tour of Utah was that weekend and so things were unusually busy!  We watched the bikers zoom by (unexpectantly) so I wasn't prepared with my camera.  Later on, we decided to head to Main Street to watch the finish only to miss them by seconds, so we flipped the car around and headed home.  I'm a little bummed.  
Next year. 


So, we decided to actually visit some of the local things I've never seen.  The husband has been to the Frontier Homestead many times, but I'd only driven by.  Some of his grandpa's artifacts are in the museum.





Only Cedar City would have a huge display of barb wire and then explain all the 150 uses for them. 


This is Derek's Grandpa's. 








See the Horseradish bottle next to the dark bottle?  It's a bad picture, but it had a slightly purple hue to it.  My grandpa used to work the railroads and picked up a bottle just like this and gave it to me.  See, I have this thing for colored glass, especially when it's lit. 


I also learned what makes an antique Ball jar or not.


Crazy toddler, can't ever get a picture of her being still anymore. 



The outside yard has tons to look at and do.  They have kids stations (which Aiko is too small for or care about.)  It was a beautiful day. 




"The Hunter House"

It used to be located by our first home we bought in Cedar City... then they moved it, across town.  It was quite a site to see. 






One of my favorite buildings was the Wool building.  It showed where they sheered, cleaned and bagged the wool.  I love wool.  The top right was all the natural dyes they used.


It just looks like an efficient building right?  Call me a nerd, but I love seeing productions and processes that are quick and efficient. 





Aiko thought she was quite funny going in and out of the Wagon. 




We'll be sure to come back!

Jun 13, 2014

Memorial Day Bike Ride


The husband's family has a tradition of riding the trail from Cedar Canyon to the cemetery on Memorial Day. 


We decided to tag along this year.  Plus, we needed to try out our bike trailer again.  Along the bike trail is a couple parks, so we made some stops. 


I really miss the red mountains, I know the husband does too, but luckily, in the last month, we've been able to see the red mountains in Utah and Colorado.  (more to come.)



Poor Aiko was teething, which leads to fevers, which leads to a very sad little girl. 





Aiko's mood didn't really change the whole ride.


This cemetery is pretty old, plus I think my husband's family is related to almost everyone...


Until next time Cedar Mountains. 

Aug 20, 2013

a little stop on the road-trip

i figure, with all the spare time i have, we could go early down to cedar city to visit the fam, before heading to California.  we were going to have the sky dive jump memorial for my uncle.


when we've been on roadtrips, aiko sleeps the whole way, but this last one to cedar city...she was up the whole time.  she was happy the whole time too, especially, when i gave her my apple core to chew on.


aiko loves playing with grandparents and cousins.  



she loves to stare at all the faces and see what's going on.


always so fun to visit family.


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