St. George, Utah

    On our trip, we went by a really friendly town called St. George in Utah. When we got there, we asked a couple questions to learn about their state to see what will convince us to come back.

    They came up with a bunch of great reasons. First, they told us about all of the beautiful national parks. Then, they told us about snakes in their state, which they mentioned often. They added after the snake part that their nature was exquisite. If you were wondering about winter, they said they went skiing for fun. I wouldn’t be bored if I was skiing down a hill in the middle of winter, would you?  Utah is famous around for its fantastic weather that attracts many people from around the states.

    We discovered many interesting facts about their state also. We learned that the California gull was their state bird, which was interesting since it only had lakes but no oceans. Speaking of animals, the people said they had many diverse ones, such as deer and snakes (as mentioned before). There was also a creature that had not four, not six, but 100 legs, the centipede. The children wouldn’t like to leave that part out!

    Giving the animals a break from the spotlight, the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City in 2002. After that, they told us about the Olympic torch, which was carried through their town. When we asked if they saw the Olympics, they pointed out the fact about being six hours away from Salt Lake City. One teacher and her family had seen the torch but not the games. It might have been fun for those living close to Salt Lake, but, like I said, St. George wasn’t that close.

    If you were interested about the land forms, Utah is said to be promontory. Promontory Point is a point of high land that juts out of a sea or lake, in Utah’s case, a lake.  This is where the Golden Spike was driven through to join the railroad in the east and west.

    Anyway, we, being kids, wanted to learn about the fun things to do in a state like ours. They liked to do what we liked to, no surprise. They loved to swim, boat, hike, and camp, and one thing that we didn’t do very often was rock climb.

    But in the recess case, it is an entirely different story, giving time to explain that the kids didn’t do homework they don’t play outside. The kids in a certain school pay if they play when they should’ve been doing their homework. If they do, they like to play four square, run, kickball, and basketball, which are a lot of things we like to do. We would’ve stayed and played with them, but we had to go home and tell others about the wonders we’ve seen on our adventures across the states.