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23rd Annual Bluff International Balloon Festival

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Allison

The Bluff International Balloon Festival is back! After being cancelled in 2021 due to COVID precautions, the festival is returning January 14th-16th, 2022 for it’s 23rd year! The festival will follow the usual schedule with balloons flying over Bluff Friday … Continue reading →

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Biannual Monument Valley Mitten Shadow Event

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Allison

In the past several years it seems that popularity and awareness of the biannual Monument Valley Mitten Shadow event has been steadily increasing.  I can’t remember when I first heard of it, but I’m a little embarrassed to admit that … Continue reading →

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Five Places to Visit Instead of Canyonlands During the Government Shutdown

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Allison

The partial government shutdown may have spoiled a few plans to visit Canyonlands National Park, but Utah’s Canyon Country has plenty of other awe-inspiring sites to make sure your trip isn’t ruined. While the gates remain open unlike during the … Continue reading →

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2017 Bluff Solstice Celebration- Dancing Bears Sculpture

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Allison

After missing the past two Solstice Celebrations in Bluff, my husband, 5 yr-old son, and I braved the 17 degree weather and several inches of fresh snow in Monticello, and made our way down to Bluff for one of the … Continue reading →

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Annual Bluff Solstice Celebration

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Allison

Bluff’s Annual Solstice Celebration is only a day away, so we thought we’d take a look back at some of the previous solstice sculptures from one of southeast Utah’s most unique events! This year, local artist Joe Pachak has constructed … Continue reading →

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