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Is Anyone from or Has Anyone Been to Salt Lake City Utah??
Asked by M.B. from Los Angeles
on May 22, 2010
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We have three airline tickets to use before the end of the year. They are with Jetblue so our flight options are limited - basically back east, Austin Tx, SLC Utah, S...
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- I would go to Portland! http://www.travelportland.com/ http://www.visitsaltlake.com/visit/
- In SLC you can visit the Discovery Gateway children's museum. It's awesome and a ton of fun to watch your kids play. There are things for 2 and 4 year olds. My 1.5 yo ...
- I loved our visits to SLC. We drove to Vernal and saw the Dinasaur National Monument. It's about 3 hours away but we really enjoyed it. There are a lot of things to...
Moving
Asked by R.H. from Salt Lake City
on January 21, 2011
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I'm a mother of an 18 year-old girl and 10-year old boy. We're all lifelong residents of Utah. Our family is going to have to move to another state within the next 1-2...
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- Do they sell any books on transitioning a move for children? I don't know what to say because I remember being adamant about not moving when we were suppose to move fr...
- Do you know what state you will move to? If so start researching it for fun facts, activities, history etc. You have to get him excited about it. If he senses you a...
- As the wife of a career military man (now retired), I've had loads of practice with moving with kids. One advantage I do have that you don't is that for my kids, it's...
Toddler Friendly Nature Vacation
Asked by S.F. from Santa Barbara
on January 27, 2012
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Hi
We are interested in taking a vacation (most likely Summer, but could be Spring) to Utah. My husband and I love hiking, but our toddlers are now too heavy to ca...
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- You know Oregon was my most favorite vacation. We stayed in a few areas that you might like. We spent a week and circled the state. the river gorge area was beautifu...
- I was in Park City with my 3 year old 2 summers ago and it was one of the best vacations EVER. In fact, we can't wait to go back. There is so much to do - my daughte...
- You sound like you want to leave California, but if that's not the case, I would highly recommend heading to Mammoth Lakes. You can stay in the Village, (you could re...
Ideas for Trip Driving from CA to CO
Asked by B.S. from San Francisco
on June 4, 2011
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My family is doing a road trip from California to Colorado in July. We would like to go through southern Utah to see Zion Nat'l Park, Bryce Canyon, the arches, etc. ...
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- I did a southern Utah car camping trip in 1989 - a long time ago and things might have changed alot. However, I remember Arches NP was hard to get a camping spot. We...
- We did a loop like that about 10 years ago. We pulled a trailer and camped in the National Parks: Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Canyon and Mesa Verde. It ...
- Go to www.nps.gov to help you plan your trip (NPS--National Park Service). There is also information about the America The Beautiful pass at www.recreation.gov. The ...
Summer Vacation
Asked by A.R. from Salt Lake City
on January 25, 2010
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I know its a little early, but I like to think ahead and prepare. I am looking for somewhere to take my girls this summer. They will be 6 and 3. We like to camp and dr...
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- My fiance and I went to Zion last April and loved it. We took a lot of pictures and now my 2 boys want to go there. As long as the kids enjoy National Parks I highly...
- We love Pineview up Ogden canyon. There are a couple great campgrounds up there nd the sand and water are so fun for the kids to play all day. There are even shady p...
- You could hit Zion's National park, Canyonlands, etc. But if you don't want to drive super far, you could go to Logan in the summer and camp up Logan Canyon. The site...
Great Vacation Ideas with a 1 and 4 Year Old
Asked by K.T. from New York
on March 12, 2008
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I'm looking for some great vacation ideas to go with my 2 children. I'm leaning toward some sort of national park vacation, but I don't know...Everything is tough with...
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- Best thing you can do? A cruise. You only have to unpack once, there are a million activities on board, there is time for relaxation and time for entertainment, the fo...
- I also have a 4yr old and a 1yr old and for the summer I have planned mini vacations. we are driving down to Sesame place however before getting to sesame place we ar...
- Hello, I don't know how far you want to go or where you are but the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden, Utah is a great place. My family and I went there almost ...
LONG Road Trip- 4 Kids
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on March 29, 2010
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I am going to be a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding in Colorado this summer. My family has never been there and I lived there as a child, and I really want to sh...
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- Plan stops every 4 hours at a park. Let the kids get out and stretch their legs. Have a picnic. It is worth the 45 minutes to get out and move around.. good time to cl...
- You can do this! It will be fun too. It might be a little crazy, but it looks like your driving will be around 9-12 hours each time. Very do able, especially with the ...
- If you were getting in the van and making the kids sit for 45 hours then I would agree with your husband but I don't understand the use of his words otherwise. If you...
Camping for the First Time
Asked by C.W. from Las Vegas
on April 9, 2011
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This summer I want to take my daughter camping, family camping trip with our immediate family. I already have a nice tent picked out and have been looking at "accessor...
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- We used to go camping in a tent a few years ago, but we bought a camper last year, but either way i would never forget bug spray or citranella (spell) candles, lantern...
- Lots and lots of paper towels, paper plates and plastic utensils. :) Doing dishes at the campsite is a HUGE pain! I found that out the hard way :D The other stuff ...
- I don't know about primitive sites, I personally would prefer a toilet and running water when camping with my 2.5 year old. We tried to camp at Calf Creek Campground o...
Great Vacation Spots with Young Kids?
Asked by M.L. from Tampa
on March 7, 2011
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We have 3 young girls, 5, 2 1/2 and 1 1/2. We want to take a great summer vacation this year with them. We live in Clearwater, FL, so we are so lucky to be able to ...
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- We love to tour the caves/caverns along the eastern US. What about the Smokies? Poconos?
- I would check out the Tennesse! We haven't spent much time there, but drove thru on a trip home from FL to MI and it looked interesting. You can find some mountain a...
- How about Yellowstone? You can camp there or nearby in Island Park, Idaho, which is maybe 30 min away. Island Park is BEAUTIFUL. Coffeepot campground is a nice one; it...
Must See Stops Along Extended Road Trip?
Asked by M.E. from Chicago
on March 17, 2008
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Hello Moms!
This summer my husband and I are taking our twins who will be 21 months old on a very long road trip from here to Portland, OR, to attend my brother's wed...
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- Hi M., I went on a road trip about 10 years ago camping and visiting fun places for a total of 6 months. Back then I didn't have kids, so I couldn't tell you about str...
- Probably one of our favorite places on our last road trip was CircleView Ranch in South Dakota. It is right outside of the Badland National Park (which is a must see!)...
- I drove to Montana with my 4 kids last summer (13 10 5 2) so we're crazy too:) Yellowstone was so much fun, tons! of wildlife if you could do 2 days there I would try....
