For a century, the community known as Short Creek, has been home to the FLDS Church (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), a sect that broke away from the mainstream LDS church when it stopped practicing polygamy. This group of polygamists has lived in the Utah/Arizona border towns of Hildale and Colorado City […]
Cedar City’s Policy Kings
Like many small, southern Utah towns, Cedar City may be living behind the times. The population of 29,000 has just two bars, but as of six months ago, they now also have a brewery. Policy Kings, owned and operated by husband and wife team, Deandre and Sara Ridgel, opened its taproom doors November 2, 2018. […]
Bayern Brewing: German Tradition from Montana, with Love
When I wrote about my recent adventure, Bikes and Beers in Washington, I deliberately left out one of my stops. Yes, it was Missoula, Montana (not Washington), but I also think the brewery I visited deserves its own post. Bayern Brewing isn’t a typical brewery – not at all. They hold tightly to their German heritage […]
Return to Fears, Tears, and Beers
Ely, Nevada is the kind of town that grows on you. It doesn’t seem like much, but the historical charm that permeates it, and the regular sound of the old train whistle from the steam engine that circles it, give Ely a beating heart that warms yours. Two years ago, I attended the 2016 Fears, […]
Bikes and Beers in Sedona
There are things in life that make it worth living. If you can find your joy and embrace it, each day will be that much sweeter. For me, a road trip to new places – sitting co-pilot next to my husband John with two mountain bikes secured to the back of the truck – is […]
Zion Brewery Lives
Southern Utah is arguably one of the most gorgeous places in the world, and the area around Hurricane (near St. George) in particular has a lot to offer. Hurricane (pronounced Hur-a-kin) is an up-and-coming mountain bike destination complete with an annual Mountain Bike Festival in March, and desert trail riding that rivals the more famous […]