Why I Love

Mesquite

My husband Jim and I came here for a golf weekend after seeing a full page

“Golf Mesquite” ad in a magazine in Seattle. We had considered purchasing a retirement home somewhere in the sun, however this trip was just for fun, or so we thought…

We toured the models in Sun City and stood in an empty lot facing the golf course. With one swift glance at one another we said “This is it!” A quick tabulation of the cost of living, coupled with the 8 amazing golf courses, made it an easy decision.

I may still work but find plenty of time to hike, bike, swim, and ski because everything is so accessible and the weather permits! We even purchased a RZR, for fun rides that leave straight from our house. The topography never gets old as a drive through the gorge is met with the usual astonishment and awe as we head north to more wonder!

Lastly, it is the people. All the relationships formed and groups joined have enriched my life beyond my wildest dreams.Never say there is nothing to do in Mesquite!

~ Martine Green

St. George

Loving southern Utah is easy! My absolute favorite National Park of all time is Zion.

It is such a spiritual and healing place for me. When I was a child I have some of the fondest memories of my entire life hiking, horseback riding, and tubing down the Virgin River. Throughout the year you can literally see hundreds of completely unique sunsets. The light hits the majestic mountains in such a way it's like magic.

Besides Zion, I also enjoy Sand Hollow State Park. Over the summer we spend a lot of time swimming and playing at the lake. It’s my favorite spot to bring a picnic and spend time with my family. Although I have been around the world and back, I am so happy to call southern Utah home.

~ Carisa Akrish

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Cedar City

Looking out my dining room window at a fluorescent sunset, I’m startled by a doe and

a young buck trotting down our road! Even though Cedar City has grown since we moved here in 1979, it still feels like a small town – just with all the big city amenities! Cedar City is just a 'grown up small town.' Sophisticated enough to have phenomenal art, theater, and music experiences; small enough that it still takes an hour to buy groceries because you visit with all your neighbors at the store. Refined enough to have first class food and entertainment that brings tourists from miles around, but small enough that you can hike a hundred different mountain trails and hardly see another person. Experienced enough to have both a University and an innovative technical college, yet small enough that locals still honor our heritage with rodeos and sheep parades. I love Cedar City because even though we have all of the conveniences of a city, our kids still spend their evenings riding bikes and playing in front yards – and deer still stroll down our streets!

~ Debbie Drake

Moapa Valley

My husband Sugar and I moved to Moapa Valley in March of 1991.

I did not know what to expect. We had previously only visited Lake Mead. The day we drove into the Moapa Valley, I had a calming sense of "I am home".

This is my first time living in a small town. I can only say, I wish we had made the move earlier in our lives. I love our pride in country, our veterans, families, faiths, and heritage. Everyone is so willing to help one another, at any time. I love our rodeos, our county fair, Pomegranate Festival, and many other great events, which are based on local heritage.

There is no place I would rather live, than right here in the Moapa Valley.

~ Judy Metz

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