A fond memory that I have of summer in Missouri (where I grew up) is the warm nights, watching, chasing, and catching fireflies. Fireflies are magical. I love them.
Until recently, I didn’t know that fireflies existed in Utah. I was always sad about this and felt like something was missing from summer nights.
Well, it turns out that fireflies DO exist in Utah! You have to know where to find them though. I now know of a few places where chances are high to see fireflies. Last night, after spending a while driving through the canyon in search of possible camping sites (and to kill some time before it was dark enough for the fireflies), we ended up at the spot. We got there just in time for the fireflies to start coming alive and twinkling. ✨
It was hard to capture on video since it was dark, but we saw tons of them. And I caught 2. … don’t worry, we let them go before we went home.
It was such a neat experience to get to share the magic of fireflies with my kids.
