The day started hot, clear and sunny. We had arranged for a shuttle bus to take us to St. George, Utah the starting and ending point for the Elderhostel. St George is a city of about 28,000 people. It is one of the fastest growing areas in the US. Old folks like to retire in St George.
We got in early so we walked around town and had lunch at the Bear Claw Inn. Our lodging was at the Dixie College Inn. This Elderhostel is affiliated with Dixie State College. Dixie State is a 4 year public college. The area around St George is called Dixie because the early settlers tried to raise cotton (just like in Dixie).
The Elderhostel (EH) had 40 people. We had husband and wife team directing the EH. Dennis Miller was the geology expert and Linda did all the coordination. They were a great team.
We all piled into a bus and headed to "The Palms" a local eatery for dinner. Like most eating places in Utah The Palms was dry. After dinner we had a lecture on the geology of the places we are going to visit. I found the lecture interesting. A lot of folks did not like all the technical terms.
After the lecture we retired to our room. The room was clean but lacked a TV. Luckily Nancy and Bob brought reading material.
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I'm excited to finally read about your trip!
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