Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum

The heat can be too much for some activities, so why not avoid that dry heat and cool off indoors at the Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum. It has over 35,000 square feet of space to view 300 different species of wildlife throughout the world in their natural habitat. You will travel through the plains of Africa, forests of North America, and mountains of Asia. Two live waterfalls can be seen on the two story mountain exhibit with speakers playing the ambient sounds of wildlife and thunderstorms.

Before you take the tour they give you hand held radio that can be used for narration. The radio provides a description of various animals and personal experiences from the Rosenbruch family. The Rosenbruch family has been able to collect nearly every large mammal of the world for the public to see at this wildlife museum. If you’re visiting with kid’s be sure to spend enough time with them to play in the kids room featuring a full size tree house, and numerous animals and animal pelts to touch. Also not to be missed is their wide collection of exotic insects. On display is a large variety of creepy crawly insects to colorful butterflies, all from exotic places.

Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum prices are $8 dollars for adults, $6 dollars for seniors and $4 dollars for children. So if you have some extra time during your stay at our St. George, Utah hotel, The INN at St. George, head over to the Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum. It’s an experience that’s hard to forget.

Elliptigo St. George

Elliptigo has created the world’s first mobile elliptical bicycle. It combines the best of running, cycling, and the elliptical trainer to create a high performance workout that is fun outdoors. It has been featured by many popular companies like, Runner’s World, Popular Science, and Good Morning America.

Being an avid runner for many years, I have experienced my share of running pains, from runner’s knee to shin splints. I often had to take recovery days or push through the pain to get a great workout. After hearing about the Elliptigo I was skeptical at first but after my first test ride of the cycles, I’m a believer. The Elliptigo gives you a full cardio workout and the feeling of running, but without the aches and pains of running. It’s great for cross training and injured runners that still want to get that runner’s high without aggravating injuries. The cycles are fun, comfortable, and low impact on the body.  It’s a great way to get outdoors and get in shape without the high impact on your body.

Elliptigo St. George recently opened their first shop in May 2013. The owners are very friendly, and graciously let us take the Elliptigos out for a test ride on the Virgin River Paved Trail. They are located at 344 E. Sunland Dr. Visit their website for more information on the cycles and how to take your own test ride. I highly recommend to anyone looking for some fun in the sun, all while completing a great cardio workout. After you’ve completed your workout come back to a comfortable, clean room at our St. George, Utah hotel, The INN at St. George.

ESpokes the Electric Bicycle Distributor

Every day people around the world are trying to find new exciting ways to work out and relax. St George is now home to a relatively new concept of the electrically driven bicycle. ESpokes has been open for almost two months now and have specialized in the distribution of electric bicycles. We had the pleasure of getting to Ride a couple of the models that they sells.

The owner and the manager were super friendly and showed us two of their most popular models and let us take them out on the seven mile Virgin River Paved Biking Trail that was accessible from the parking lot. The models we rode were the Pedego Comfort Cruiser and the Strommer Elite Standard. These Bikes created a very unique cycling experience. You will have to note though that you get what you put in to it with these machines. The less you really on the electric power the more of a workout it will be.

The Comfort Cruiser is exactly what it sounds like. It was very relaxing and perfect for an easy going day. It is not peddle assisted meaning the power only engages when you open the throttle. The seat was very comfortable, and the peddling was much easier on knees such as my own when combined with the throttle. This bike is perfect for those people who just want to take a more relaxing ride around a town or have an injury that limits the use of joints in the ankle, knee and hip.

The Strommer Elite Standard was a bike built for a more serious rider. It has Throttle control and Peddle assisted power. This made it faster and it was built more like a mountain or street bike. We pushed the bike as fast as we could with the peddle assisted power and got the bike up to about 25 miles an hour on a relatively flat area. Passed about 22 miles an hour we were told that the peddle assist actually disengages making it just your own work. The Strommer Elite has a good Front suspension that made the ride easier at higher speeds.

Over all we were very satisfied with how the bikes felt and if I am ever in the market for that type of bicycle I will definitely come to St George and talk to ESpokes. Any time you are in St George you should check out ESpokes and go out for a ride. If you are staying in St George Come to The Inn at St George. We are bike friendly and centered in the down town historic district.

A Unique Dining Experience in St George Utah

All over Saint George there are outstanding places to eat. Among these restaurants there are two that are small yet well known for their quality work. These restaurants are newer so their popularity is impressive on what they have built for them selves in the short amount of time their doors have been open. They are a little bit of a drive from The Inn at St George, however they are worth the time spent getting there.

The First among these is Breakfast at Tifiny’s. This small restaurant is tucked away in Santa Clara just out side of St. George.  The out door seating is complimented by the beautiful gardens in front of and behind the main building. They serve exactly what the name implies, an excellent breakfast starting at 9 am. They also serve Lunch and Gelato until 3:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday. They are making themselves known for many of their deserts and Crepes. Breakfast at Tifiny’s  is surely to become a St George favorite. If you would like to check out their page click on this Facebook Link. Breakfast at Tifiny’s Address is 3105  Santa Clara Dr., Santa Clara, Utah

The Second Restaurant is tucked back in the quiet Coyote Gulch Art Village also known as Kayenta Art Village out in Ivins Utah, about a 15 minute drive out of St George. Xetava Gardens is a small cafe style restaurant that serves mostly breakfast and lunch during the week and dinner on the weekends. The Coffee is outstanding and they can make most any drink that you would like for them to make. Both Xetava Gardens’s food and coffee is organically grown which at times is hard to find in a small city like St. George. Check out their Page at this Link. Xetava Gardens Address is 815 Coyote Gulch Ct, Ivins, UT,  84738

Next time you visit Saint George go to one or both of these restaurants and enjoy your self in the quiet setting of Southern Utah.

Dinosaur Discovery Site

Come check out the St George dinosaur discovery site. Started up 15 years ago, Dr. Sheldon Johnson discovered perfectly preserved dinosaur tracks in the sand stone on his property, now the location for the Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm. From that point on, thousands of tracks have been discovered in the surrounding area. The mission of the center is to help preserve these extremely important parts of history. The museum holds hundreds of fossils of foot prints, crustaceans, plants and bones. It has been rated as one of the number one dinosaur track sites in the world. This can be attributed to the tight sandstone and dry hot temperatures.

The Paleontologists and volunteers at the Dinosaur Discovery Site work every day to learn more about the fossils preserved there. Without their work much of the earth’s history would succumb to construction and animals in the area. Universities use this site every year to help expand their classes experience in the field of paleontology. Utah State’s Dr. Jim Kirkland actually found track ways that have reviled hundreds more tracks in the area help us understand paths that dinosaurs were taking.

You can visit the museum year round every day of the week except Saturday. They have tones of displays and activities for kids to learn what a paleontologist does. The museum is perfect for getting out of the sun for a couple hours and having some educational fun. Make sure put the Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm on your list of things to do while you are in St George or are visiting an area nearby.

The Inn at St George is only a few miles away and is located in the historic down town of St George. With clean comfortable rooms and affordable prices, we provide an excellent value for your stay. Come stay with us and get a true taste of St George.

Jacob Hamblin Home

Jacob Hamblin played a vital role in the settling of St. George. He was known as the “Indian peacemaker” as he was know for building good relationships with the natives of the area. Jacob Hamblin first came to Utah among the early pioneers in 1847 and settled in Tooele, Utah. It was here during a skirmish with the Native Americans, that his gun would not fire. This inspired him to stop the fighting with the natives, and to live among them and work with them. While in Tooele he built excellent relationships with the Native Americans and learned the Paiute and Ute languages. This led to him being called as a missionary by Brigham Young to serve as a mediator and peacemaker with the Native Americans of Southern Utah.

Upon Hamblin’s arrival to Southern Utah, he helped build a small home in Santa Clara, just a few miles upstream from St. George. But in 1862 that small home was washed away by flooding of the Santa Clara river. This led to the Hamblin home that still stands today. Jacob Hamblin built another home further up the hillside away from the river. It is a two story building built from adobe sandstone and ponderosa pine. The house is fronted by a large lawn with wine orchards. Tours of the home are free to the public and given by Mormon missionaries. Hours are from 9:00am to 5:00pm in the fall/winter months, and 9:00am to 7:00pm in the spring/summer months.

If you’re looking for a place to stay in St. George, be sure to stay at the INN at St. George, and enjoy clean, comfortable rooms at an affordable rate. Located directly in downtown St. George our hotel is a perfect location to take the walking tour of the St. George, Utah historic district, where the Jacob Hamblin Home is just 1 of the 26 historic destinations you will see.

Lip Trix Board Shop a St George Original

Are you looking for something adventurous and new to do in Southern Utah? Well if you are this shop is a great place to start off of. Lip Trix Board Shop is a locally owned St George shop that provides excellent service from a knowledgeable staff.  In their shop they have everything from long boards to wake boards. Early this week I was in need of some wax for my Sand board. The sales clerk at the desk was able to get me the perfect kind for the boiling weekend coming up here in St George.

The Board Shop is Family owned started in 1988. The current owner Kris R is the son of the original owner and founder of the business. Lip Trix Board Shop has been around since the beginning of the sports it specializes in and because of that they have the knowledge needed for the business. Their history is greatly responsible for the establishment of Skateboarding in Southern Utah as a whole.

The Lip Trix Board Shop also sponsors numerous events in the St George area. These events range from skateboarding comps at the local skate park to The Ultimate Beach Party at Sand Hollow State Park earlier this June. Largely popular items they have are their skim board that people take up to Sand Hollow and ride the shallow water beds.

If you need it for your board sport they will have it or know how to get it, no matter what the season is. Whether you are a snowboarder or a Skateboarder the shop can help you get what you need to keep riding. They from trucks, to safety gear, to just attire the Lip Trix Board Shop carries it.

Next time you are in St George, Lip Trix Board Shop is definitely a great place to go visit. It is located right on St George Blvd in the heart of St George and has access to numerous restaurants and great places to ride. You won’t regret choosing them and while you are here make you stay more enjoyable by staying at The Inn at St George. They are only four blocks away from each other and an easy walk.