St. George

Founded in 1861 by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham Young to grow cotton, St. George currently has a city population of over 95,000 and serves as a major hub for outdoor recreation and tourism near Zion National Park.

As always, looking for a "Historic area" we drove to Ansestor Square but that turned out to be more of an outdoor shopping district akin to our Peddlers Village.

Nearby we glimpse the Opera House and Museum of Art.

The museum currently presents 2 exhibitions
Samantha Killinen
Inside: Conditions of Care (textile compositions),and Megan Knobloch Geilman
Between Symbols and Stories (digital compositions)
I'm primarily highlighting a selection from the latter one.

Sadly enough the heat was really getting to us; reckon our age does show 🥵, slowly as it may be. (I actually keep on quipping that on Camino I'd be long in my Albergue, showered and rested, not still walking 😁)

We scrapped any other potential stops (incl. Pioneer museum and Brigham Young's Winter House) and headed back to Mesquite to get more provisions and to eat our dinner.Read more