Cache Valley...Absolutely Gorgeous

 Last Saturday, my wife and I took a little driving tour to our neighbor valley to the east. Cache Valley (which is located in the appropriately named Cache County...) is just over the mountain range from us. For those of you who are not familiar with Cache Valley, let me just say, it's beautiful...just beautiful.

We drove into the valley from the west. Most people enter the valley from the south, but some of us--the lucky few--get to see the valley from a different perspective. We drove through the marshland and did some shopping on the north side of Logan. We then drove through Logan, passed the farmland and expanding suburbs, and left through Sardine Canyon.

There is so much to appreciate about Logan and Cache Valley. If you like cooler temperatures, you'll love the place. Of course, cooler means for all seasons. It can be downright brutal in the winter. I know--I spent one winter in Logan and as I walked to class at Utah State University and crested Old Main Hill in the mornings, that freezing air blasting from Logan Canyon goes right through you--no matter how many coats you wear.

If there's another knock on the county, it's the air. There's something about that valley that traps bad air. That happens in Salt Lake and Provo and Ogden and even where we live, but it happens a lot in Logan and it seems when it happens in Logan, it's worse.

But the cold and the bad air are only a few negatives in a valley full of pluses. When we decided to move north, I knew we weren't going to end up in Cache Valley, but I'm so glad we're close enough that a short drive on a mountain road can get us there.

Cache Valley...absolutely gorgeous.

The Logan Hobby Lobby Is...In My Opinion...The Most Hobbyist Lobbiest Ever

 I've been in half a dozen Hobby Lobby Stores in my life, give or take, so this particular "take" may not be verifiable. But, in my opinion, I think the Hobby Lobby store in Logan, Utah is the most Hobby Lobby of them all.

You may be asking yourself, "Have I ever been in that Hobby Lobby?" Fair question. I guarantee you, if you love--or even mildly enjoy--crafts, you'd remember it. It is amazing. It's as big as a Walmart and it's full...full of stuff you want and so much more of the stuff you didn't know you wanted.

My wife has visited this store several times, but I entered the air-conditioned awesomeness for the first time last Saturday. We actually returned today and I snapped a couple of pictures. I didn't take any pictures last week because I think I was so overwhelmed I forgot.

Okay, okay...maybe I'm being too over-the-top about this store. But, in my defense, I don't think I was prepared. Most Hobby Lobby stores are adequate, but not very big. They have most of the things we usually need. I thought this one was the same as the others. My wife told me as we walked in last week that the one in Logan was special. She was right.

So, if you're driving on Main Street and you're in the north part of Logan, search it out. If you're a crafty person, I think you'll be impressed with the store, too.