Watchman Campground, Zion National Park
Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble. ~ Proverbs 25:19
Just wanted to share.
This morning, we left our favorite National Park (so far). That checks off #1 of the Mighty Five National Parks in Utah. As a reminder, the Mighty Five are considered to be – Zion, Bryce, Capital Reef, Arches and Canyonlands.
We saw a lighthouse today! Right in the middle of the desert with no water in sight! Wishful thinking on their part? I don’t know, but it sure was a surprise. 😊
A few miles further down the road, we stopped at a WalMart for supplies, which was kinda cool. We parked the RV with its towed Jeep in the parking lot and walked in, did our shopping and carried the groceries, etc. into the coach and while I put stuff away, Blaine walked over to a Subway and picked up a sandwich for us.
The rest of our 149-mile, 4 ½-hour drive was windy and very steep in places, but uneventful, which, considering the type of road we traveled is a very good thing! In fact, as we came down the mountain, there was a place where someone had crashed through the guardrail. YIKES! If you have a smaller vehicle, the drive would only be 92 miles and less than 1 ½ hours, but that road is very curvy and not recommended for large vehicles. Adding to our time was a stop for fuel and the WalMart stop. And of course, eating lunch.
And really curvy!
And it’s right beside the highway.
Blaine does a great job finding us places to live!
Once we entered the Bryce Canyon area, our drive got real interesting!
Ruby’s Inn RV Park, Bryce, Utah
Founded in 1916, but not incorporated until 2007.
Set up, a quick bite to eat, and a quick look at a map, and we were on our way into Bryce Canyon National Park for an evening of exploration.
We drove the few miles out to Bryce Point – sort of the end of a scenic road within the most popular portion of the National Park, and worked our way back, stopping at the five marked viewpoints along the way. It was a wonderful introduction to this amazing place!
For future reference, should you need one. : )
It’s cloudy and the sun is setting, so the pictures aren’t as bright,
but I think you can get the idea. : )
Maybe we’ll come across it in the next couple of days. : )
Did you notice the people?
Can you guess why? : )
And we learned this about how hoodoos are formed from the National Park brochure – they begin life as a cliff where rows of narrow walls have formed. The thin walls of rock are called fins. Frost-wedging enlarges cracks in the fins, creating holes or windows. As windows grow, their tops eventually collapse, leaving a column. Rain further dissolves and sculpts these limestone pillars into bulbous spires called hoodoos. The delicate climatic balance between snow and rain ensures that new hoodoos will emerge while others become reduced to lumps of clay.
Tomorrow, we’ll be exploring most of the day. Can’t wait!