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(1) Zion National Park, Utah - Terry Enjoying The Sun
(2) "Checkerboard Plateau" - Zion
(3) Old Cedar Tree and Unusual Rock Formation - Zion
(4) Rock Bridge over the Virgin River, Valley of Zion National Park
(This small river, smaller than the Anchor River carved out this canyon)
(5) The "Cathedral" - Zion
(6) Highway Tunnel - Zion
(Tunnel is at base of cliff and is over one mile long,constructed 1927)
(7) Cathedral Amphitheatre
(8) An Old Cedar Tree
(9) Colorado River Where It Flows into the Grand Canyon
(Lee's Ferry, World Famous Trout Fishing Area)
(10) Coral Pink Sand Dunes In Arizona
(Smaller than the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado)
Had a leisurely day today, enjoyed Zion National Park so much that we drove through it twice, when reaching the western entrance, we turned around and drove back through the park a second time. Just 386.5 miles today, bringing the trip total up to 7,169.8 miles.
Had not planned on spending the night in Flagstaff, however, when we got to Yuba City after driving ten miles out of our way to find a motel, here was none in town! So, we did get in here after dark but that is o.k., we have a 50 mile head start on our adventure tomorrow. When you read "Flagstaff II" which follows this posting, you will know why our mileage was down today.
For those not in the know, Brigham Young sent some of his followers into the area we know as Zion to settle it as a Moron colony. It was they who named this rugged area "Zion" taken from
the bible. Many of the prominent peaks are also given religious names by the early Mormons. It was magnificent, so rugged, so many colors of sandstone stacked by layers over the past 60 million years and you think I am old at 62!
See You Down The Road A Little Further South
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