Zion National Park, UT

This mountain is on the way to west out of the park to Hurricane, UT It is off in the distance but its big.

The drive to Hurricane down state 9 was windy and slow, as in 35-40, part of the way going around the hills and little towns. The drive into Hurricane is a side of the mountain and down about 1500 feet to the valley floor. The temp difference is 5-7 degrees warmer. This summer it will be hotter.

Super good road all the way to town. not like the road to the tunnel.

We did go to the museum and see the film about the park and got its history. After the film we spent half an hour listening to a ranger talk about the tunnel and its building. It took 1 year and 10 months, under budget at 3 million dollars and 4000 workers. Its is about a mile long and was built for the tour buses of the day, 1927-29, with some added height. There were two deaths during its construction. The road from the east is over the hills leading to the park. The road from the west climbs thru a series of switch backs to the bridge leading to the tunnel entrance.


The second pic is of a lone pine, I think, tree on top of one of the cliffs. This is at the turn around. Lots of photo opportunities here.

Kitty is enjoying his "still" time of our not moving. He is also getting cooler laying on the wood. He seems to sense our moving day. He refuses to come out from under the passenger seat in the morning.

We will be here for 5 days and then move again. Not sure where yet but we need to get full hookups to do laundry in our washer. We have to have gas as we only have 1/2 a tank. Gas in Hurricane is under $3 as of yesterday. After we leave here, posting will be hit and miss depending on our length of stay.