cool cactus and driftwood at the gates to Zion National Park
This is called "the 3 Patriarchs" referring to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
the colors aren't great in the pictures because we had to ride on the tour bus to see the 'scenic route', so most of the pictures are thru the tinted windows. (in the winter, before April 1, you can drive it in your car. We were there ON April 1, and we had to take the bus. The AMA tour book says you can drive it until AFTER the Easter weekend, which wasn't for a few more days.....)
The larger rock is "the pulpit", and the smaller one is "the alter". Incidentally, the formations were all named by a Methodist minister way back when.
Wild turkey (to the left of the tree)
leaving the area
Such a pretty place. We would love to go back with more time to be able to hike around and follow some of the trails.
(We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Cedar City, new, nice, and warm cookies, rice krispie squares, and water bottles for everyone as we checked in)
3 comments:
Love your pictures. thanks for posting them. Brings back memories of the times we visited the same places on your trip. Glad you are home safe.
Hiking is great if it is not 90plus degrees. Love the wild turkey.
LOVE LOVE Zions! Only been once but have always wanted to go back! We went in the heat of summer and I remember it being scorching hot! This was probably a great time of year to go! So beautiful!!!
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