St. George Utah - first day

Trip Start Aug 18, 2010
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Trip End Aug 26, 2010


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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The last leg of our Small Town Charm photo shoot started today in St. George, Utah. This city is the fast 2nd fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. and as daylight broke, we quickly understood why - it is breathtakingly beautiful! St. George's trademark is its geology — red bluffs make up the northern part of the city with two peaks covered in lava rock in the city's center. The northeastern edges of the Mojave Desert are visible to the south. Zion National Park can be seen to the east, and the Pine Valley Mountains loom over the city to the north and northwest.  No matter where you are in this community – you are surrounded by magnificent views.

We were glad that we were in a warmer part of the country and the wind wasn't an issue in this location.  Katie was modeling our Wear @ Work collection that is Mad Men inspired with crisp, clean lines and bold pops of color
Frostop
Frostop
.  She rocked out the first shots in record time at Larsens Frostop Old Fashioned Drive In complete with a vintage car – courtesy of Becky "The Rattler" from California Rattler Racing. It was the perfect touch!

We loaded up and headed for the Green Gate Village Historic Inn, one of Utah's hidden  treasures.  Behind the green gates there are 14 buildings with nine beautifully restored homes nestled in a garden-like setting around the "Village Green".  While the buildings were beautiful, we were more interested in the vintage ’37 Ford that served as a colorful backdrop for Marquita’s shots in our casual, vintage/boho collection.

Next stop was the Petroglyph Park.  This ½ acre rustic park highlights large boulders with petroglyph’s. The carved images left behind on the rocks tell the stories of ancient peoples. Many of these carved images are recognizable as human and animal forms and perhaps early trail maps.  We struggled a bit with the lighting, but with a stroke of luck the sun managed to pop out for a bit. After lunch, we spent some time downtown in front of the iconic Dixie Photo Shop.

Our last few shots were done on the campus of Dixie State College in front of the beautiful mosaic mural on the south face of the Fine Arts Center
Larsens Frostop Old Fashioned Drive In
Larsens Frostop Old Fashioned Drive In
. The 15 foot x 127 foot mural was designed by Utah artist, Harrison Groutage and depicts the historical growth of Utah's Dixie.

Tomorrow we are off to Snow Canyon State Park and Sand Hollow State Park – stay tuned!

P.S. - I have to give some shout-out’s tonight for a couple of our faithful blog-watchers.  Happy Birthday to Jesse’s mom, Sandy Dhein, who lives in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.  And we have a special hello that goes out to Anna Rajdl’s grandmother, Marcy.  (Both Jesse and Anna are digital tech’s/grips on our Small Town Photo Shoots).
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