ZION NATIONAL PARK

Wed, 5/19/10. Leave Big Rock Candy Mountain, Marysville in Utah, and enjoy a 3-hour winding road drive through colorful valleys and mountains en route to Zion National Park.











A bit of good news to report... 17 mpg , an RV fuel consumption improvement! And here we are at... A TUNNEL?? Measured all around the rig to see if we pass the park tunnel restrictions. BY MERE INCHES (with side mirrors in). Whew, we got through without sheering off the top and sides. Stop at the first trail - Canyon Overlook and take a 2-mile hike. Just beautiful!




There's a leg in that photo below! Want to guess who is napping?

Stratigraphy (Eric knows) is the study of rock layers, showing the relative age of rocks. Zion's geologic makeup is Temple Cap Formation, Navajo sandstone, Kayenta mudstone (dinosaur tracks), Springdale sandstone, Moenave deposits (pooling waters and floods), Chinle Formations (soft shales, petrified wood), and on and on and on.















We had previously made reservations for an overnight stay at Zion Lodge. The setting of our historic western cabin (for 2) is striking. Off in the distance, Zack is very content in the RV.





Thursday, 5/20/10. Sleeping in a cushy cabin bed was strange. And our fine dining at the Zion Lodge restaurant wasn't so great. We actually missed being in our RV!! Happy to get back to our RV...STUFF...and Zack. Coffee, breakfast, and plan our day at Zion. Until late afternoon we biked and hiked the trails Grotto, Weeping Rock and Temple of Sinawava. Amazing panoramic views and amazing array of plants and wildlife.
































< Tim biking.










Tim napping> by the Virgin River. Wonder what he's dreaming about?















Had a wonderful time exploring Zion terrain. Celebrated back at the Lodge with soft-serve ice cream cones. It's getting late and we must get rolling down the road to the next park. Why are we rushing??...there's a lovely RV park just outside of Zion, in Springdale.

P.S. Hey, Dick and Marie..thanks! for letting us know who Gretchen Wilson is from Pocahontas, Ill. Should have known...she's the "Redneck Woman!"