I had the chance to take a quick trip to Logan recently. I love Cache Valley for the quite feel that you get when you drive into the valley as well as the beauty of the national forest and mountains. I also love Logan and particularly love Utah State University and all of the wonderful memories I have from visiting there.
This trip was no different. The valley was covered in snow but it still carried that quite feeling and was as beautiful as ever. And I was able to make a new memory at Utah State University unlike any I had had before.
I was invited to attend the Utah State Men’s Basketball game. They were playing Hawaii. Because the game would go late I stayed at the University Inn on campus. The Inn sits right on campus and is actually the only hotel near the campus.
I parked in their covered parking and checked into the hotel. I have always been impressed with their staff and how welcoming they were. This trip was no exception.
It was a five to ten minute walk from the University Inn to the Spectrum. In fact I think that I had better parking in the covered parking lot provided for guests of the hotel than most people going to the game. They had to scramble for on road parking after the much too small parking lot was full.
The game was fantastic and the crowd was all that I expected. With the entire student section packed with blue clad Aggies the atmosphere was intense. It helped that USU came within two points of scoring one hundred and beat Hawaii by over forty points. It will be one of those great memories of USU that I add to my collection.
The room I stayed in at the hotel was fantastic. It had beautiful décor and a very classy look with large wood cabinets and wood paneling. There was a feeling elegance about the room, certainly a place full of class and history. The branded fireplace mantle reminded you that you were in the land of the Aggies and were experiencing part of a rich heritage created by educators and students at the school.
The next morning I sat at breakfast in the hotel looking out the fifth floor window which looks over much of the campus. I watched as the students who had chanted and cheered and roared just the night before hurried to class in the snow. It was a great trip to Logan.
