We almost abandoned our plans to go to Zion National Park
this morning because of a weather forecast.
We were supposed to have dangerous lightning, severe thunderstorms and
heavy rain so we started out and figured we’d decide when we got to the
turnoff. While we did get some rain, it
didn’t look too bad when we got to the turnoff so we decided we’d go for
it. Thankfully the dire predictions
never came to pass.
Zion was very different from Bryce but equally impressive
and awe-inspiring. When we got to the
gate we had to get measured to see if we could go through. The height was fine but we were 4” too wide
to get through the second tunnel. This
second tunnel is a 1.1 mile long tunnel and in order for us to go through they
stopped traffic on both sides so we could go through in the center of the
tunnel. Yikes! From time to time in the tunnel there were
windows or openings that let in some light but otherwise it was pretty dark.
Between Bryce and Zion we have seen so many rental RV’s and
have heard many languages being spoken; it’s interesting that these are the
only places we have seen evidence of out of country tourists.
We went through a town called Virgin and had to stop at Fort
Virgin when we passed. What a laugh!
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