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Southwest Vacation - Utah Part 1, enjoying our condo in Brian Head

To give you a general idea of where we were, here's a map.  Our condo was in Brian Head, which was a nice launch point for all the other red rectangles.  As you can see, it lies in the Dixie National Forest, which means roads do not cut through this space so you have to drive around to get to anything on the other side, which really wasn't too bad at all. Something else to know.  We went from dry desert heat to cold mountaintop in one day of travel. When we got closer to our destination we saw snowbanks and were all really excited about it!  Brian Head sits about 11,000ft above sea level.  The altitude seems easier to handle when it's cold and moist air though.  Since I knew we would have such a packed travel day, I left the day after completely empty for recovery.  Best idea ever!! When we woke up it was snowing, which was cool.  It didn't last very long or stick, but it was still fun to see.  We stuck to the condo all day to rec...