The drive to Zion is pretty spectacular and scary at the same time, made even moreso by the construction on the road into the park. You ride along small gravel sections, making sharp corners on switch backs. I could not have imagined this drive had there been oncoming traffic. But we made it safe and sound to find the site we reserved. The last sight available, which was in the RV section and had not a spot of shade.
This seemed like a good time to check out the Zion Museum and head into town for a drink. Linda decided on the Provo Girls Pilsner while I had the Springdale Pale Ale. We returned to our now shaded by the mountains campsite and cooked an amazing rib eye steak we had just picked up that day with some great potatoes. Not bad for camping.
That night Linda caught up with writing her travel blog while i had some fun with star photos!
The next day after the crazy drive in, we settled on taking the shuttle around the park to various lookouts; Weeping Rocks, the Emerald Pools and the River Walk. All where pretty spectacular in the morning. With the crazy winds we decided to pass on Angel's landing, a trail that at one point is 2 1/2ft wide, with a sheer drop off on either side. By the time the sun heated the place up we were packed up and on our way to Vegas for a quick stop over before Death Valley.
On another note, Linda is doing a much better job of writing about our adventures. Here is a link to the travel blog she has been working on:
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/lindaandchris/1/tpod.html
View from our open campsite
Stars over the hills
Zion Valley
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