We said these words repeatedly on our trip to Zion National Park. What an amazing place! I had been told by many people that it was among the most beautiful places in the country, and they were right.
Roger’s friend Brent was our guide through the first part, beginning at the Visitor’s Center, and through the Scenic Drive. He knew which stops were the most interesting or photogenic, and we took a couple of short hikes. One of them was pretty steep for a couple of old out-of-shape guys, but it was worth the walk to see the “Weeping Rock.” We could also see climbers scaling the rock walls and hikers waaay up on the trails.
This is the weeping rocks.
Once again, the scenery was too grand and beautiful to capture in photographs, but I decided that I couldn’t come home from this trip with no photos because every scene was too grand and beautiful. So you will just have to put up with my feeble attempts to capture some of the beauty.
We spent several hours on the Scenic Drive, during which we uttered “Wow!” and “Oh My God!” many times. Then we really needed to press on to reach the Grand Canyon before it got too late. (As it was, we arrived at our motel at the Grand Canyon around 9 PM.) We took Brent to lunch at a place he recommended near Zion, and then headed off through the park to go out the other side and on to the Grand Canyon. Beyond the “Scenic Drive” were many more incredible views, and more exclamations of Wow! and OMG! Here we couldn’t take photos because of time and because the road was too narrow to stop in most places.
Beyond Zion, we saw more amazing scenery and wide open spaces that are hard to imagine if you are from more populated areas. True Southwest cowboy material. This is really a BIG country!
This trip had already exceeded my expectations, and we hadn’t even gotten to the Grand Canyon or Spring Training yet!
Roger and Me
