We'll Make it Worth Your While

We don't get many visitors our way. The city of Price is usually NOT a destination for most people; rather, it's a place you drive through on your way to somewhere else. We hope to change that perception - at least for our friends and family!


When Del's cousin Daren Gates announced that he and his family wanted to swing over our way for a couple of days this weekend, we decided to show them just how much fun we could offer.
Daren and his family - wife Crystelle, and children Gabrielle, Ashlyn, Parker, London, McCall - arrived Friday afternoon; after a tour of the house, Crystelle and I took the kids to Dino-mine park, where they had a great time playing tag, swinging, climbing, and just messing around.

Afterwards, we changed into our swimsuits and went to the Price City Wave Pool, which is open year-round. We had a blast riding the waves and trying our hand at body surfing. There was even a little bit of excitement as one of the lifeguards mistakenly thought that Ashlyn was drowning and shut off the waves :) It turned out that she was fine. Afterwards, we had a BBQ on our deck. To end the night, the adults ended up going to a late movie.

After a yummy breakfast of pancakes, bacon, hash browns, and eggs cooked by my wonderful husband the next morning, we drove down to Moab to visit Arches National Park. I'd never been there before; it's very rugged and beautiful. In some ways it reminds me of Zion National Park, only more arid. We enjoyed viewing the arch formations, and the kids loved scrambling around on the rocks.

After hiking a few trails, we drove into Moab and met Del's sister, Eva, and her family at the park for a picnic. Because Eva lives in Moab, she knows several places of interest and wanted to take us on a mini tour of the area. We drove to an area called "Wall Street" by the locals because of the 200 ft. cliffs looming right next to the road. These cliffs draw professional climbers from all over the world, and we saw several on their ropes as we drove by. There are a couple of areas of the wall with petrogliphs, and we stopped to see a section of them. The one we saw had a drawing of a bear, which is really rare.

Next, we stopped to see some dinosaur tracks before heading down to the Colorado River. The kids had fun skipping rocks in the water and wading near the shore.

We got home just in time to share some taco soup with the Gates family before they had to drive home. I think everyone was worn out at that point, but we'd all had a good time. Del and I even got to watch the 2nd half of the Jazz's 1st playoff game; they ended up winning, which created the perfect ending to our day.


So, as you are thinking about planning a cheap, fun, family adventure in the future..........consider coming to Price. We'll make it worth your while!