Begin from the Jacob Hamblin home in Santa Clara. Across the river from there, via Gates Ln bridge... I purchased everything from Gates Ln and Santa Clara Drive all the way back, through and across the river, and up to on top of the high plateau to the Bear Claw Poppy Preserve. So you're immediately out the back door to the open lands, but can walk from front door to the restaurants and shops on Santa Clara Dr.
I think you're thinking like a long-term resident. My clients are a) those from northern Utah looking for a weekend getaway out of the cold and smog, and b) people from all over the world visiting southern Utah's parks. They won't be bothered by a 90 minute drive across the desert from Vegas.
I am going for both. They will be marketed to different demographics and though the two properties are in very close proximity and will be operated under one set of books, they do not necessarily 'communicate' to one another. I think I can have two very diverse personas within one operation. One is extreme and dirty, the other is more laid back and spa like. Millennials and boomers... and they will cross over from one resort to the other, of course.
I love the word Gateway for this project, a lot, and have played with it... just can't find the right combo of words.
Many thanks to all... and there will DEFINITELY be an all-expenses paid Jazzfanz get together around grand opening time.
I'm not familiar with the Santa Clara side of things. The big mountain on the east side of the old highway 91 is Jarvis Peak, named after my great grandpa. The mine on it's east side was called the Emma or something like that. Used to be copper, later germanium, owned and developed by "Emerald Cox", a cousin of about third degree. I used to go jogging around the West Black Hill, my dad taught a flying school at the airport on the plateau, and was involved in the location of the new airport as well.
I liked to go biking up the old dirt road coming up from the Bloomington side, befolre Bloomington was there. . . . its used to be called Atkinville, and was used as a hideout by polygamists in the 1880s when the fed marshals were arresting and imprisoning "cohabitating" husbands.
I've seen some awesome flash floods in the those washes.
"Utah Hill" I believe, and you would probably know, was the western edge of the Anasazki culture. The Paiute band that came later, as you know,was the Shivwit. . . . skip that name idea.
I'd go for Anasazi Edge, perhaps.
Those hills were known as Blake's Lambing Grounds. . . . hummmmmm. . . . . conjures up some marginal ideas just thinking of that. . . .
So are you coordinating the development plan with the BLM managers? Probably can't avoid that, for sure.
The natives had the same idea you have in that area. They'd go into the mountains all around in the summer, camp there by the Santa Clara in the winter. The old site Tonaquint was bulldozed to build the I-15 freeway bridge over the Santa Clara and Virgin River.
Another spot of some lore is the little mountain over by Washington, called by the indieans "Shinob Kibe", reputed to be the spot where Jesus came and gave an American "Sermon on the Mount", according to some.
A colorful character of history, Dandiel D. McArthur. . . . not the Mayor of St. George but his ggrandpa. . . . baptized the Indians near your place, and it was documented by a photo at that time. . . 1860s. . .
Be sure to call your pool the Shivwit Baptismal, and grad the legend Shinob Kide and transport it to the nearest hill by your joint.
I know you don't do your PM box, but anyone in here is welcome to call me on my cell. hummm. . . . I'll encrypt the number and post in the LTE. Look for a nonsense post. . . . ya. . . I know. . . needle in a haystack humor there. . . .with a bogus post count. subtract one, add two, subtract three, repeat, repeat, and rinse the end with 2.
rep for anyone who calls.
