One word to summarize the sights today! WOW! Our God is an awesome God! Kristie and I headed out from the hotel at 7:30 with a 7 1/2 hour drive ahead crossing numerous mountain passes, seeing the red rock and terrain I’ve only seen in books. Hard to paint a picture with words! Will include a few pictures! More mountain passes, snow on the forest floor of one mountain passes, maybe even snow in two passes it all becomes a blur at the end of the day!
Didn’t arrive to Zion Canyon until 4pm! The drive in from the East side to the West entrance was truly amazing but hard to drive and LOOK at the same time! Emma Foulk who is working at the restaurant in Zion National Park was so sweet to rearrange her schedule AND spend several hours with us on a short hike/walk on the Pa’rus Trail along the river. (3.5 miles, I got my 10,000 plus steps easily today even when driving for 8 plus hours!!!! That’s a first!). Then we went into Springdale just outside the park to find a place to eat! It was a hopping place and finally ate at our third stop MeMe’s Restaurant. We had great burgers, fries and shared crepes for dessert! One cinnamon and the other a mixed berry! Emma got to take some fries and crepes home for a treat tomorrow!
We said our goodbyes, see you in a few weeks, at 7:15, just as planned so we could drive back through the park before it got dark…the road was narrow, windy with hairpin turns, an amazingly narrow Zion Mt Carmel tunnel built in 1927, completed in 1930, it is the longest vehicular tunnel in the national park system just shy of one. It was dusk as we left the park and dark when we reached our hotel 45 minutes later in Kanab Utah. During our drive at dusk we came across 15-20 Bambi’s next to the road, very thankful they all kept eating and the ones that chose to bolt, bolted into the woods and NOT onto the road!
I was reminded once again today that my favorite part of this grand travel adventure continues to be the individual connections with friends, family, former youth, young adults, young children. Hearing their stories, their dreams, their struggles, their joys and then the blessing of being able to pray for each as I drive.
A couple other tidbits just for my own notes and to add later include filling up with gas next to a self service car wash (the only kind I can use because of my car top carrier). Even though I was in a hurry to get to Zion and meet up with Emma we paused for me to give the car a quick 12 minute car wash. Also saw Glen Canyon Dam.
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