STEVEN HEUMANN: WHAT ARE SOME OF
t="567"THE TEN BEST OFF THE BEATEN PATH
t="1134"DESTINATIONS
IN UTAH? WELL WE'RE FINDING OUT TODAY AS WE COUNT DOWN WITH THE EXPERTS AND
SHOW SOME OF THE SPOT YOU NEED TO DISCOVER WITH YOUR FAMILY. I'M STEVEN HEUMANN.
JOIN ME AS I GO FROM ONE END OF THE STATE TO THE OTHER AND GIVE YOU THE BEST
UTAH HAS TO OFFER. FROM THERE CHAD AND RIA CONTINUE THEIR 2018 RV SAFARI
ACROSS IDAHO. THEY'RE GOING OUT OF THIS WORLD AT ONE DESTINATION WITH MORE
ADVENTURE THAN YOU'D THINK AT FIRST GLANCE. FINALLY WE'LL FIND OUT HOW
RECREATION AND EDUCATION GO TOGETHER. OWN THE OUTDOORS NOW WITH AYL.
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Steve: Welcome to At Your Leisure everybody I'm your host Steven Heauman
and we have a great show for you today a little bit different than what we
usually do right behind me you will see the Utah State Capitol right now
inside that building is the tourism conference all the tourism officials
from across the state are in one building to talk about all of the great
destinations that exist here in Utah, what we decided to do was go in there
and find out the top ten off the beaten path destinations we all know about
Zion Bryce but what about the places that we do not know about that are
worth exploring how about you come with me and we go inside the Capitol
and lets me the experts and find out where you should be going next.
Woman: so its tourism day on the hill first day of the legislative session
and we are celebrating what a huge contributor what tourism is to the state
economy. So the tax relief per household in Utah 1200 dollars if we did
not have a tourism economy every household in Utah would have to generate
1200 dollars more in taxes one of my favorite places is White Trim Trail
in Canyonlands National Park. The trail is an old uranium jeep road and
so it is pretty accessible the sandstone formations the cliffs the miles
and miles of endless wide open spaces it's just a transcendent experience.
Woman: If you are looking for a national park experience but maybe don't
want the crowds or even the expense or admission of 30 dollars I would
got to Cedar Breaks National Monument. It's very similar to Bryce Canyon
but it is smaller and intimate they have lots of rangers on staff you can
go on hikes with them you can go on geology talks at night they do start
programs.
Man: Goblin Valley one of my favorite places it is a State Park so it is
somewhat popular but it so fun especially if you have kids they play hide
and seek in the goblins.
Man: Through the eyes of a child where you allowed to go off trail where
there really are not any trails in the valley you see your kids and they
can run over here and run over and do this and explore and have that
self-discovery we need more have that where we can see explore on your own.
Man: the trail system in Beaver county and the reason why I say that is
lesser know it's right on the way down a lot of us will be traveling this
summer this early springtime to southern Utah and Beaver County is one
of those hidden gems that a lot of people overlooked on their way down south.
Woman: We have the most spectacular sightseeing but in addition to that
I love our off the beaten path foody tours. We have Bear Lake raspberry
shakes in Logan we have Café Ibis making coffee it's not just green jello
and fry sauce here in Utah. One of our biggest food scenes is our chocolate
we have nine bean to bar chocolate makers in the state it's the highest
concentration anywhere in the US you can do Capotes deli downtown salt
lake and try any chocolate bar you want all around the state we have this
unheard of food destinations as well.
Steve: well there's our first five off the beaten path destinations for
today's show we will catch the other five a little bit later I just want
to say it's been interesting being here at the Capitol talking to all
these people, that have inspired them and have helped them have a greater
appreciation of this state. Of course when we go off to our travel
adventure we are leaving Utah and heading north to Idaho as we are in the
middle of the Ray Citte RV Safari so why don't we catch up with Chad and Ria.
What's black and dirty and bumpy all over?
Lava Field that we are standing in.
Exactly we are continuing our Ray Citte RV Safari series across Idaho
today we are taking you to the Craters of the Moon National Monument.
We are starting our tour inside the Indian tunnel which is the biggest
lava tube I have ever been in and for Ria's sake it's got skylights all
the way through it.
Yes, it's no big deal you can see light at the end of the tunnel, literally.
So this is only the tip of the sub terrain cavern here let's find out a
little bit more about the park.
Craters of the moon is a lava field that was established as national
monument in 1924 to protect and preserve this volcanic landscape we have
lava flows here that range from about 15,000 years old to most recent to
about 2000 years old. The size of the monument preserved today is over
750,000 acres which is probably hard to relate to for most people but that
is about the size of Rhode Island.
A lot of people come here saying that it's just a pile of black rock but
there is actually a lot of interesting vegetation and diversity that you
will be seeing in our park you will see some really well preserved sage brush
as well as really awesome rocky lava formation ranging from real smooth to
real rough lava we have a lot of cool cinder cones and lava tube caves to
explore on trails and things like that.
You know I'm going to be honest I was firmly in the it's just a pile of
black rock camp when we arrived, I couldn't imagine that you could find
anything interesting at Craters of the Moon, but I was proven way wrong
almost immediately. From the moment you arrive you actually feel like you
have been transported to another world.
Well basically how all of this lava got here is about 16,000 million years
ago a volcanic hot spot started moving east below the crust of the earth
erupting from time to time and smoothing what we know today is the snake
river valley. Literally this hot spot melted a flat swath across the Rockies
and is currently what fuels Yellowstone National Park geological activity.
But not all the history here is prehistoric. During the space race of the
60's and the e early 70's Craters of the Moon actually became a real life
astronaut research facility.
Apollo 14 did come to Craters of the Moon to learn more about volcanos and
get an idea of how the landscape at Craters of the Moon could be similar
to that of NASA.
Well we decided to follow in the footsteps of NASA and do some exploring
and it was eye opening to say the least.
We stopped first at the Spatter Cones which are remnants of miniature
volcanos formed where large globs of lava were spit up into the air during
an eruption a mere 2000 years ago. Hiking trails took us to the landscape
and into the cones themselves where you could look down on glacial ice that
is a permanent fixture of these deep holes. Even through the hottest
summer months.
Craters of the Moon really is a hikers dream and that is partially true for
the kids. Once we made our way down to the Indian tunnel it was free reign
for climbing and exploring which they took full advantage of.
Some of the areas are open for cross country excursions while others are
not so you want to be familiar with where you are going so you don't get
off the trail in danger spots. Stay on the paths unless posted otherwise.
And while you are out here there is so much to learn once you have a good
idea of the history of the area your experience becomes even richer.
The thing I like most about being a ranger is being able to teach and see
people learn in national; park these places are like living laborites are
a really good extension of classrooms and offer relevant learning experiences
to people of all ages.
Craters of the Moon is perfect for an RV because they have motorhome specific
parking areas across the monument as well as camping spots if you want to use
it as base camp. Bring plenty of water and you are guaranteed to have
memorable experience with your family.
There are a lot of really cool experiences that you can have that are truly
out of this world landscapes you are not going to find lava that is this
wild I suppose just on regular drive so coming to Craters of the Moon to
really understand this landscape is well worth it.
Well after a hot day you want to end up your story like we did here in the
visitors center it is nice an cool and you can get this nice overview of
the 16 million year history of Craters of the Moon.
It really is fascinating and you truly feel like you are on another planet
when you are out here and so much to learn.
CHAD: Well we are done with our Ray Cite RV Safari today but not with the
series. We will be back next week with another part of the tails of our
adventures and crazy as they may be.
RIA: Adventures around every bend as we say.
CHAD: That's true we will take a commercial break and we will be right back
with At Your Leisure.
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CHAD: HEY HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU YOU HAVE A YOUNG FAMILY AND YOU WANT TO
GROW THEM UP IN THE OUTDOORS I'VE GOT YOUR ANSWER. IT'S THE ESCAPE 23 FOOT
BUNK HOUSE BY KZ BUNK HOUSE BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO SLEEP
INSIDE. KZ HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME DEVELOPING A GOOD INSTALLATION SYSTEM IN
THEIR HYBRID WALL MANUFACTURE. IN ADDITION IT HAS AN ALUMINUM ROOF SYSTEM
ON ITS ONE PIECE ALUMINUM WITH GIVES IT GREAT DURABILITY AND IT MAKES IT LEAK
PROOF. THEY ACTUALLY PUT NITROGEN IN THE TIRES WHICH MAKES THEM RUN A LOT
COOLER IN THE SUMMER AND GIVES THEM THE DURABILITY THAT YOU MAY NOT FIND
OTHERWISE. THERE IS A LOT TO SEE ON THE INSIDE FOR A VALUE PRICE TRAILER
SO TIME WE GO THERE COME ON. OKAY IS SAID THIS 23 FOOTER SLEEPS 8 SO YOUR
FIRST INSTINCT WOULD SAY GOSH IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY CROWDED INSIDE BUT
TAKE A LOOK IT ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF SPACE. PART OF IT DUE TO THIS ONE
GEAR DRIVEN SLIDE THAT SITS ON THIS SIDE OF THE TRAILER. MOM AND DAD HAVE
THIS FRONT AREA FOR THE MASTER BED YOU HAVE A COUCH THAT IS A DOUBLE FOLD
OUT WHICH SLIDE DOWN YOU DONATE CONVERTS INTO 2 BEDS AND THEN SPIN AROUND
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUNKS BEHIND YOU KZ EMPLOYS A 1 PIECE LAMINATE
COUNTER TOP ON ALL THEIR TABLES AND COUNTER TOPS WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT
SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER CREEPING IN AND SEPARATING THE LAMINATION IN ADDITION
TO THAT THEY USE ALL PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTION ON THE SIDE IN THE CABINETS AND
UNDERNEATH THE COUNTERS AND THEY USE A TONGUE AND GROOVE SYSTEM WHICH MEANS
THAT THEY LOCK IN SO THEY CANNOT WARP AND POP OUT. ALWAYS HAVE NICE
STRAIGHT SURFACES INSIDE THE KZ TRAILERS. LIKE ALL THE OTHER KZ UNITS WE
LOOK AT IT HAS AN ADVANCE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM THAT HAS A GLUE TOOTH WAY
TO CONNECT THAT HAS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPEAKERS. FOR A TRAILER OF THIS
SIZE THEY PUTA A LOT OF THOUGHT OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE BATHROOM, PARTIALLY
IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AS A FAMILY. THIS UNIT HAS A TUB ACROSS THE BACK OF
THE BATHROOM ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH THE LITTLE KIDS.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO KEEP ALL THAT SPLASHY WATER CONTAINED. IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING WITH A BIG FAMILY AND HAVE A BIG FOOD REQUIREMENT NO SKIMPING ON
A REFRIGERATOR IT'S A FULL SIZE RV FRIG FREEZER YOU DO HAVE AIR CONDITION
SO THOSE VISITS TO THE CAMPGROUND ARE COMFORTABLE. SO LET'S DO THE MATH
ON THIS YOU ARE TRAVELING WITH YOUR FAMILY OF 8 YOU GET A MOTEL ROOM 75
BUCKS A PIECE ITS 150 A NIGHT. RIGHT ABOUT WHERE A MONTHLY PAYMENT IS GOING
TO START ON THIS UNIT THEY HAVE THEM ON SALE RIGHT NOW FOR 22,500 DOLLARS.
SO BASICALLY FOR A ONE NIGHT STAY IN A HOTEL YOUR FAMILY CAN HAVE ONE MONTH
ON THE ROAD. WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE? I'M CHAD BOOTH FOR THIS WEEK'S
PRODUCT REVIEW FOR RAY CITTE RV WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE AT YOUR
LEISURE IN JUST MINUTE.
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STEVE: WELCOME BACK TO AT YOUR LEISURE EVERYBODY WE ARE HAVING A GREAT
TIME FINDING OUT ABOUT THE TOP TEN LESSER KNOWN DESTINATIONS IN THE STATE
OF UTAH. YOU KNOW ABOUT ZION AND BRYCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THOSE HIDDEN
GEMS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR NOT HEARD OF BUT DEFINITELY WORTH YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY EXPLORING. RIGHT NOW I'M ON THE SHORES OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE MOST
ICONIC DESTINATION IN THE STATE OF UTAH. BUT WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING MOST
OF OUR TIME AT THE STATE CAPITOL TALKING TOURISM DIRECTORS WE ARE GOING TO
BE TALKING TO THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF TO FIND OUT THEIR PERSONAL FAVORITES
AND WHERE YOU SHOULD BE PLANNING YOUR NEXT TRIP WITH OUR FAMILY.
WHEN WE STARTED THE SHOW OF OUR TOP 5 NOW WE TALK ABOUT THE TOP TEN.
Governor: I used to love to go what was called South Fork up Provo Canyon
I used to go up there fishing the little streams up there and hike in the
back country there again that was something so close something that we
probably take too much for granted here in Utah you can just be 20 or 30
minutes away from spectacular country you can drive to get out of your car
and start hiking.
Gooseneck state park this is going for dark sky designation. Dark sky is
for folks that do not know is that human beings create a lot of light
pollution by aiming our lights upward right places like our state parks are
becoming the last refuge of seeing beautiful starry nights also a great
primitive camping spot with a great overlook but it is one of our most
gorgeous out of our way places stunning dark sky's stunning vistas in the
day great hiking and biking around there when you drive highway 12 you are
going from high elevation fit forest area beautiful green all over and
within 20 minutes you drop down into red rock and its I gorgeous it's a
drive that I took my family on it was a long way to get to Bryce Canyon
as another 2 hours it was so worth it going through that way my kids loved
every minute of it.
Certainly Starvation State Park is one of my personal favorites right on
Highway 40 one hour from Heber generally always have availability a beautiful
lake wonderful sand for that beach experience great boating and amenities
right in Duchesne City.
The Henry Mountain in and around that particular complex just outside of
the Hanksville area. You got Factory Butte just a great location and also
with that you have that free roaming bison herd that exists down there so
some people are aware of it but it is off the beaten path type trail system.
We have places that are work visiting and enjoying that are not a park of
any kind. They are not National or State park they are just beautiful part
of Utah's public lands. So there is plenty of opportunity to go out there
and pitch a tent and pick a trail an enjoy the mountains and the beauty of
nature on its 36 million acres of public land.
STEVE: THERE YOU GO THE LAST 5 OF THE TOP 10 OFF THE BEATEN PATH
DESTINATIONS HERE IN UTAH EACH ONE IS WORTH THE VISIT TAKE YOUR FAMILY OUT
AND EXPLORE RIGHT NOW I AM AT CITY CREEK CANYON JUST NORTH OF SALT LAKE
THIS DID NOT MAKE OUR LIST BUT IT IS A REALLY GREAT SPOT THEY CLOSED IT TO
TRAFFIC EVERY OTHER DAY SO YOU CAN RIDE YOUR BIKES AND DOGS AND JUST
EXPLORE GREAT URBAN DESTINATION. LET'S GO OFF TO OUR TRAIL HEAD ADVENTURE
BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV MC GREAT PLACE TO GO AND GET RIDING
THINGS. EDUCATION NOT JUST FOR CLASSROOM SOMETIMES WE LEARN MORE OUTDOORS
THAN YOU THINK AND WE WILL SHOW YOU ONE PROGRAM THAT PROVES IT.
MALIA STRINGHAM: READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC. THE SUPPOSED 'THREE RS'
OF AMERICAN EDUCATION. NORMALLY THEY BOIL DOWN TO SITTING AT A DESK,
LEAFING THROUGH BOOKS, WHILE LISTENING TO LECTURES. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS
A MOVEMENT OF SORTS HAS STARTED TO CHANGE THOSE PARAMETERS. OUTDOOR
EXPLORATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN VIEWED AS MERELY A FORM OF RECREATION, NOT
EDUCATION. RECENTLY HOWEVER PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN
EXPERIMENTING WITH PAIRING A CHILD'S NATURAL CURIOSITY AND DESIRE TO LEARN
WITH OUTDOOR FUN. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN SURPRISING, AND IN UTAH KELLY ERICKSON
IS HELPING LEAD THE CHARGE.
KELLY ERICKSON: I wanted to find a way to get my kids connected to nature
because I felt like when we go to museums or zoos or you just go out and go
on a hike, it was never really about stopping and looking at things and
really stopping and paying attention to what's going on, it was never about
that, it's just like hurry and get from A to B, and so the idea is to get
us to stop and to connect. It's all about conncection, so that's what we're
doing here is we're connecting kids to nature and ourselves to nature.
I am not an expert. We're learning together.
MALIA STRINGHAM: KELLY STARTED 'OUTDOOR ADVENTURE KIDS UTAH' WITH HER OWN
CHILDREN AND STARTED INVITING OTHER FAMILIES TO JOIN. EVERY TUESDAY THEY
MEET AT A DIFFERENT LOCAL PARK WITH THE BASIC GOAL OF EXPLORING AND LETTING
THE KIDS DISCOVER THE NATURAL WORLD. KELLY ACTS AS MENTOR, BUT THE KIDS
LEARN AND INQUIRE ALL ON THEIR OWN.
KELLY ERICKSON: And that's the whole idea. We're trying to get kids to ask
questions. If they ask the question and you let them own that question, it's
going to become theirs and they'll have ownership over it. If I'm asking the
questions for them and they're not thinking for themselves it's just going
to go in one ear and out the other, and that's not what we want here.
What we do is we get together, we have the kids play a nature game, and then
we give them the chance to have the freedom to go out and see what they see
and it's amazing what the kids come back with.
VANESSA HAHN: My favorite part about that experience when the kids go and
wander on their own is that they're exercising their own brain. they're
finding something and they're asking questions about that something and they're
exploring to find the answers. And when they're having fun with their friends
and exploring it's endless learning opportunities.
MALIA STRINGHAM: THE NATURAL CLASSROOM TEACHES EACH CHILD ABOUT DIFFERENT
ANIMALS, TREES AND WATER FEATURES; WHATEVER CATCHES THEIR EYE. THEY LEARN
PUBLIC SPEAKING TECHNIQUES AS THEY GATHER TO DISCUSS WHAT THEY'VE SEEN AND
HEARD. EVERY ASPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT LENDS ITSELF TO THE EDUCATION PROCESS
AND CHANGES HOW THE KIDS SEE THEIR WORLD, NOT ONLY DURING THE SESSIONS, BUT
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THEIR DAY.
KELLY ERICKSON: The benefits have been...I don't even know if I can quantify
what I'm seeing. Their noticing skills while we're driving in the car, they're
looking out the windows, thay'll yell, I see this whatever, or I see this!
Mom! Look at this! And they're much more excited about things and they talk
to each other, they interact with each other. When we go to the park and
we're playing, they start their own games and they know how to do it because
we're practicing it here.
MALIA STRINGHAM: AND THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ISN'T HARD TO FIND EITHER.
YOU'D THINK THAT IN ORDER FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE A TRUE EXPERIENCE THEY'D NEED
TO GO FAR FROM CIVILIZATION, BUT THAT ISN'T THE CASE AT ALL. THE PARKS ARE
IN THE HEART OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND URBAN LANDSCAPES, BUT EVEN SO, TRACES OF
WILDLIFE LITTER THE GROUND, AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS SEEM TO FIND EVERY TRACK
AND HIDDEN DEN. THEIR CURIOSITY INSPIRES THE ADULTS, AND HELPS REMIND ALL
OF US THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE OUTDOORS, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO LEARN.
LUCKILY IN THIS CASE, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO COME ALONG FOR THE EXPERIENCE.
KELLY ERICKSON: We have a Facebook Page. Our group is called Outdoor Kids Utah.
Everyone is welcome to join us, there's no criteria for membership,
it doesn't cost any money.
VANESSA HAHN: Our connection as a family is so much stronger when you're
with each other and you're uninterrupted and there's no screens involved
and there's no distractions, you're outside and you can really connect on
a deeper level than you can anywhere else.
KELLY ERICKSON: The more we connect with nature we connect with each other
and we have that happiness inside.
MALIA STRINGHAM: EDUCATION CAN BE ABOUT MORE THAN JUST FACTS AND FIGURES,
AND OUR EXCURSIONS INTO THE OUTDOORS CAN BE ABOUT MORE THAN JUST RECREATION.
FROM THE TRAILHEAD I'M MALIA STRINGHAM.
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STEVE: WELCOME BACK TO AT YOUR LEISURE EVERYBODY THIS HAS BEEN FUN FINDING
OUT ABOUT THE TEN BEST OFF THE BEATEN PATH DESTINATIONS IN UTAH.
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