Keith Knight

Sheep Parade - Cedar City Livestock and Heritage Festival

It takes a town with true character to parade sheep down Main St.  The Sheep Parade is an annual tradition in Cedar City and a fun part of the Livestock and Heritage Festival. The Historic Tractors were impressive. We couldn't figure out what these tractors do.  They emitted

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Tucker's Candy Machine

This is the candy machine I made out of legos. put a nickel in the slot... and out comes the candy! Also, this is me, Tucker writing my first blog post!

Twisted Forest Trail, Brian Head, UT

Our Halloween themed hike: the Twisted Forest Trail.  The ancient gnarled Bristlecone Pines match the stereotypical haunted forest look.  It is believed that the oldest of the trees on this trail are about 2000 years old, but others not too far away are 4500 years old. The trail starts off

Dinosaur Track Recreation Site, Parowan, UT

Just a few miles east of the Parowan Gap Petroglyphs in Dinosaur Track Recreation Site.  The kids enjoyed finding fossils, seeing the dinosaur footprints and climbing through the rocks.  Archeologists believe that the footprints are from Hadrosaurs.   We also found other interesting fossils. What we thought would be a quick

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Friends, climbing, and history make a great combination.  On our drive to the Parowan Gap Petroglyphs we say also saw a Golden Eagle.

Day Trip to the Grand Canyon

Phil and Nicole joined us for a day trip to the Grand Canyon.  One great thing about Southern Utah is the proximity to so many national parks. The drive was surprising.  We expected barren desert, to find beautiful meadows surrounded by evergreen and golden-leaved aspen forests.  Fall was the perfect

Visiting with Phil and Nicole

We had a great time with Phil, Nicole and their family.  The kids always look forward to playing with their cousins. The younger kids dressed up for a community 'Trunk-or-Treet' activity. We tried some unique breadsticks from the Pizza Factory and toured SUU.

Fall Fest in the Park, Parowan, UT 2019

Fall Fest in the Park gave us a nice excuse to visit Parowan, UT.  It is a small festival / car show with some pretty neat cars, some crafts and other vendors, and of course, the 'Best in the West' cinnamon rolls from the Parowan Cafe.  Angela's

Family History in Parowan, UT

We used the Fall Fest in the Park at Parowan UT as an excuse to drive the 15 minutes to Parowan, UT and learn more family history. My 3rd Great Grandfather, Silas Sanford Smith, and his brother, Jesse and mother, Mary Aiken Smith, settled the town in 1851.  His brother

Happy Birthday, Savannah!

With perfect timing, Grandma and Grandpa Knight were traveling through Cedar City on their way to Sedona just in time for Savannah's Birthday. Savannah and Tucker had made a piñata to start off the celebrations, followed by presents. We toured town with Grandma and Grandpa.  This huge excavator

Scooter Repairs

Shortly after he had left for college, we received a call from Carson.  The electric scooter he was riding died and left him stranded.  We picked him up and drove him to class for the day. A little bit of soldering and some new parts and the scooter is back

Tour of the Cedar City Fire Station

To help out the Cub Scout group, Angela volunteered to lead a meeting.  So she coordinated a tour of the fire department.  It was neat to learn about the training and service that they provide to our community. Looking at the jaws of life (above). The kids were captivated by

Carson's Motorcycle Repair

Carson pushes the little electric Razor MX650 motorcycle pretty hard on the dirt trails.  On a recent ride, he blew out the rear suspension -- it was literally in pieces. So we found a much nicer mountain bike shock on eBay.  It has better dampening and is a little longer.

Cedar City Rock and Mineral Show

The kids have loved attended Rock and Mineral shows in Atlanta and DC.  So it was one of the first events that we looked up when moving to Cedar City. It finally arrived and was a little disappointing in comparison.  We really liked the educational displays that they had in

Every Kid in a Park - Free National Park Annual Pass

The National Park Service has a program -- Every Kid in a Park -- giving every 4th grader and their family a free annual pass to all of the National Parks. Savannah and I went to the National Park office and claimed her pass. We're excited to tour

Star Gazing Party, Cedar Breaks National Monument

Every Saturday during the summer, Cedar Breaks National Monument hosts as Star Gazing Party.  The night sky is so incredible by our house that we were eager to see how much better it would be far away from city lights and at 10000' elevation. We arrived to find that

Carson Dirt Biking

Carson has enjoyed a little electric dirt bike that we bought.  He goes exploring the trails near our house regularly. We just received a larger 48v 1800W motor for it, that we will connect to a better motor controller and 52V lithium ion batteries (from our lawn mower), that should

Beaver UT Creamery

As we were moving to Cedar City, we saw the Creamery in Beaver UT.  It sounded really good and we had heard good things about it, so we finally went. As we pulled in, the parking lot was full of cars.  The shop was just as crowded.  I had expected

Pokemon Trade and Play at GameStop Cedar City, UT

Tucker saw that there was a Pokemon Trade and Play event at GameStop.  So we decided to go.  As we walked in, Tucker announced to the employee that we were there for the event.  Looking around, we saw no one. Surprised, the employee said, "Wow!  Someone came in!"

First Day of School (and College)

We officially launched our school year, continuing to home school Tucker and Savannah.  Carson has enrolled in a New Testament seminary class and enrolled in graphic design and programming classes at the community college.  He'll continue to do some home schooling and ACT preparation, but not quite as

Scooter Repairs

With Carson starting college, he needed transportation.  After some research and discussion, we ordered a Xiaomi M365 Scooter.  Washington, D.C. had lots of similar scooters for rent to get around town, so we thought we'd give it a try. We eagerly awaited its arrival to find it

Thunderbird Gardens Trailhead, Cedar City, UT

About a mile east of Cedar City is Thunderbird Gardens Trailhead.  It is the starting point of lots of hiking, biking, ATV trails that explore the red rock canyons.  They also have a disc golf course that looks fun. We went for a brief hike, exploring the area.

Cliff Dwellers, Marble Canyon, Arizona

On the way to Phoenix from Cedar City, I drove through a small area called Cliff Dwellers.  It had several unique little houses built around the boulders scattered throughout the area. The area was beautiful and the houses were intriguing.  After some research, it turns out the area was settled

2019 Cedar City Council Primaries Meet and Greet Event

To get to know the candidates running for Cedar City Council, we attended the Meet-and-Greet event this week at the Great Hall at Southern Utah University.  As we entered the room, we immediately noticed the banners representing the core principles of SUU and paintings of past university presidents.  It was

Pioneer Day Parade, Enoch, UT

Enoch is a small town just north of our house.  It is actually closer to our house than downtown Cedar City.  It was fun to see our friends in the parade. Afterwards, there was a town party with live music, games, a dunking booth, and good food. They cemented in