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Pumpkin Nights
It’s Spooky Season! All I think about all year long is Fall. Fall dates are my favorite kind of dates! Last year was our first year attending Pumpkin Nights in Salt Lake City. It was a fun Fall date night idea!
You walk though a maze like trail and everywhere you look, and I mean everywhere, there are carved pumpkins. Although they are not real pumpkins, they still look cool. They are plastic pumpkins that are still hand carved and lit up, if they did real pumpkins they wouldn’t last the whole time Pumpkin Nights is open. Real pumpkins would start to sag and look gross, not to mention smell gross also…They had fire dancers and food trucks, plenty of hot coco and coffee that you can take on your long stroll. There was a projector movie playing that you could watch while you ate your food, as well. It was all the makings of a perfect Fall/Halloween date. It is very family friendly and not scary. (If you are looking for a scary haunted house I suggest Asylum 49 in Tooele, Utah)
Like I said, it was a fun Fall date night. Worth going to at least once! Even though the pumpkins are not real, the sites are still breathtakingly cool. Every inch and corner in Pumpkin Nights is photo worthy.
The bests time to get tickets is when they first go on sale or when they post about them on their social media accounts: Instagram and Facebook. They give you discount codes that are well worth it throughout the whole time Pumpkin Nights is going on. So if you are interested in going this year or next year, I suggesting giving them a follow!
Click here to find out more about Pumpkin Nights and to find their social media accounts:
https://pumpkinnights.com/Keep Finding Adventure,
Sadie
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Why is Cruising the Caribbean a Good Way to Travel?
Bare with me while I get my “blogging legs,” and get more posts uploaded.
Why is cruising the way to go for if you are planning a vacation?
1.) The Total Is Not All Due Upfront
We went on a Norwegian cruise and the great thing about cruises is that the total budget is not due until a month or so before the actual cruise. Which means, if you plan a cruise a year out then you can pay it off gradually. You can plan out your excursions ahead of time. It makes budgeting nice and easy!
2.) Packages That Work Specifically For You
Some cruises have all inclusive packages including food and drinks (yes, even alcoholic drinks are included!) They also have photo packages. On cruise ships they have photographers that take your photos (if you want them to) and they get printed out for you to look at the photo station. I highly suggest buying a photo package. We didn’t at first but by the end of the cruise our fold had a bunch of photos that I absolutely loved and I ended up buying a photo package for 10 printed photos plus a flash drive of all of them. Other packages include Wifi, bottled water, diapers and other things. On the cruise we took we got to pick two packages after booking our room.
3.) Great Way To Travel
Cruising is a great way to see multiple beaches/islands instead of staying on the same beach for a week. On our cruise we left out of Miami and went to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Key West. We spent two days at sea. The days at sea were just as fun as the days on land. We went on this cruise for my 21st birthday celebration, so we got to try ALL the drinks we wanted. They had plenty of activities that went on everyday so you were never bored.I attempted to make my first travel video after using the GoPro to take a bunch of different videos during our vacation. I wasn’t planning on making a video (because I am more a picture gal) but after seeing everyone post travel videos I decide to try it. All I can say is that next time it’ll be better…
Keep Finding Adventure,
Sadie
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10 Must Go To Hot Springs
1) Meadow Hot Springs
– This one was my favorite by far, that is until it ended up on the internet… Now it isn’t as nice as it was and there are people there nonstop. It is always one of our stops when road tripping though. Last time we went it was a spontaneous road trip at 12:00am and we ended up getting there at 3:00am. We spent the night at one of the properties that my boyfriend’s family has in Richfield, Utah and then drove back that afternoon. We of course took Millie (our, at the time, 13 week old puppy) and put her on a long line leash by the springs while we swam around for a few hours. There were people just leaving when we got there (I am not kidding when I say people are there nonstop now) they let us keep their fire going and glow sticks they had left over to swim around with. We have been to Meadow Hot Springs at least 5 different times, if not more. I recommend going at night rather than the daytime, since people and their whole families take day trips there and camp out.2) Paradise Valley, Nevada
– This one is literally in the middle of no where. There wasn’t a soul for miles (which I love!). There are two different “tubs,” which are cattle troughs. There is a little stream that has been rigged up to flow into a hose that you can control and pick which tub you want to sit in. Also, if it gets too hot you can take the hose out and let it cool down before putting it back in. When we went, it looked like there were brand new tubs. So you know it is taken care of.3) Gandy Hot Spring
– Ok, this is more of a “warming springs,” but it is super cool! There is a cave inside the rock that in amazing. There were a couple other people there, but it wasn’t busy at all. (Side note: this is where Millie learned to swim. It was her first hot springs trip, and she LOVED it)4) Ruby Valley
– This one there wasn’t anyone around for miles as well. Although, there was a truck that ended up driving by (a local couple that drove there just because they could). They ended up getting their truck stuck in the mud pretty bad. We have gotten my Jeep stuck a few times and finally got to return the favor to all of those that helped us out. After our soak in the hot springs, they came up and asked for help.
5) Crystal Hot Spring
-This is a more popular hot springs. It is one you must pay to get in. It is more of a park. There is an RV park right by it so you can stay a while. There are water slides, lounging chairs and a club house with vending machines. It is kind of like your local rec. center pool.
6) Lava Hot Spring
– This one is also a more popular hot springs. We mostly tube the river when we go, rather than chill in the hot springs them selves. It is a fun little get away. Hotels everywhere, stores/shops and more. Everything is in walking distance.
7) Midway Creator
– This is one you have to pay and schedule a time to go. The first time we went we used Groupon to get a discount. It is mostly just a soaking tub. It looks cool when you go in, since it is inside a creator. You have to wear a lifejacket the whole time you are in the water (and I hate lifejackets…) But if you do go, I suggest bringing your own lifejacket so that you know it will fit comfortably.
8) 12 Mile Hot Spring
– We went to this one and camped out right in the area of the springs with some friends. There is a cool-ish river that you can lay in right out side the springs if you get too hot so that you can cool down. It was nice, that is until 2:00am – 5:00 am. There were people coming and partying nonstop. Loud and rowdy drunk people aren’t my cup of tea when they are partying for three hours straight. Other than that, it is a pretty good hot spring.
9) Little Jamaica
– This one is crowded, and I mean CROWDED, every time we go. It is a little spot in St George with different pools to soak in and a big river. It is very family friendly. Everyone there is with what seems like extended family and their dogs. If you do end up finding a place to sit or some people to chill with then it is nice to hangout and swim around.
10) Baker Hot Spring
– Ok, so this one we didn’t get to actually get in. We drove up and there was a nudist group camping out there. I am talking old people, nude as could be and lots of them. It would have been a cool hot springs and I do recommend going, I know we will be back to actually try it out sometime. It must be good if people camp there with their trailers and all.Keep Finding Adventure,
Sadie
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Hello world!
My name is Sadie and I love adventuring. Whether that be road tripping, cruising or going out on date nights.
We all have those people we follow on social media that are always posting about the trips and adventures they go on. You always wonder “how do they do it?”, “don’t they have jobs they need to be at?”, or “how do they have the time and money for all of it?” Well I am one of those people and I get asked all the time by friends “How do you do it?!”
This blog is to break it down for you and hopefully give you some ideas to go adventuring as well. I’ll blog about how we plan things (like road trips) and how we find deals on plane tickets or events. We have done it all, or at least we are trying to do it all!
We have been Skydiving in Moab (gorgeous views), snowmobiling in the Rocky Mountains, hugged HUGE trees in Big Tree State Park California, jet skiing and swimming with stingrays in Grand Cayman, swimming with pigs in the Caribbean Ocean (one of my top 3 favorite things I’ve done – so fun!!), going to Paris during Christmas (nothing is more romantic!) and we never miss a country concert that comes to town.
Me, my long-term boyfriend and our labradoole live in Salt Lake City, Utah. We are 20-something year old’s that don’t sit still for too long. A lot of our trips are weekend getaways and supper affordable!
Feel free to read, follow, comment, ask questions and let me know what adventures you have been on. I love hearing about new things people have done and the places they have been.
Keep Finding Adventure,
Sadie
