Utah

The Route

We stayed overnight and toured the island.

The bison grazed in our camp site. 

 They were where I am standing,

 but we waited until it seemed safe for the picture.

  Especially since the afternoon before I had

the requisite bison burger while visiting the island.

You can nearly see Judy in this return visit to the capitol.

Judy, Don, JoAnn, Barb, Dennis, and Nai. 

 These good friend hosted a pizza happy hour

 and visit on their deck.

  We all met when the six of us (and others) put our motor homes

 on el Chepe flatbed train cars 

and toured the Copper Canyon in Mexico.

We stayed long enough that we had to move the party inside!

Cannot say thanks enough!  See you in December.

Millard Fillmore was president when Fillmore in Millard County

 was chosen by Brigham Young to be the territorial capitol of Utah.

  We visit presidential sites, but do not know if this library qualifies.

We also visit capitol's and have toured all 50,

 plus several territorial and first capitols.

Staying in southern Utah for a couple of days allowed 

us to again view the beauty of the area. 

 Kolob Canyons is a lesser visited section of Zion National Park.

At the end of the scenic drive in Kolob Canyon.

At 10,000 feet the aspens were turning. 

 We enjoyed the views as we headed

 through the Dixie National Forest.

Cedar Breaks National Monument is above 10,000 feet

 so breathing was labored while we hiked a couple of miles.

   The spectacular views are similar to Bryce Canyon National Park. 

Overlooking the "break".

Our hike through the aspens yielded 

more pictures than you can imagine.

See,

I told you.

After Cedar Breaks, we took the long way home

 and re-visited Zion National Park.

  This time in a 3 hour tour--mostly in the car.

We just made it to the Visitor's Center before closing

 and in time to buy an Angel's Landing t-shirt and postcard. 

 We missed the opportunity after we hiked

 to the top on October 18, 2006.

Angel's Landing is a great and very scary hike. 

 I was white knuckled the whole way up. 

 There are chains to hold onto so you

 don't fall as you climb the narrow ledge.

It is about a 5.5 mile hike with an

 elevation gain of nearly 1500 feet.

This was our third trip to Zion.

 I think it gets more stunning each time. 

This trip we did hike  the Canyon Overlook Trail. 

 That is Dennis across a side canyon 

on our way to the overlook.

The view at the end of the trail.

  Walk this trail in the morning for better lighting.  

But the view is still worth the walk.

Heading to Las Vegas for a week or so.