Our plan was to leave Provo early on the 11th, drive to Bryce Canyon for sightseeing and then stay the night. In the event, things worked out a little differently.
We got up in the morning and logged on to check the weather at Bryce only to find that there was a controlled burn in progress and heavy smoke lay over the canyon. Zion National Park had been our second choice so we decided to proceed with that plan.
We drove to the local Starbucks for a cup of coffee for the road and when we returned to our car we found the right front tire was almost flat. We called VW roadside assistance and, promptly, the Road Medic arrived, changed the tire, put the damaged one in his car and led us to the local Big O tire shop. Upon inspection, which included filling the tire with air and submerging it, no damage was apparent. As a precaution, we had the shop switch the tire on the spare rim (black and ugly) to our normal rim and put the suspect tire on the spare rim. That way we would have no worries about the front tire as we continued on our journey. By the time all that was finished it was 12:30 so we had a quick lunch and then drove directly down I 15 to the brand new La Quinta Inn at St. George (about 100 mi north of Las Vegas).
On Friday morning we drove back north to Zion. There are a couple of options at the south end of the park. One can park the car, shuttle to the park entrance, and take a local bus tour into the park. Or, one can drive up the road to Kolob Terrace and see some of the park that way. We chose the second option and had no regrets. The scenery was varied and, at times, breathtaking. We had a picnic lunch about half way up where the temperature had dropped to a respectable 24C and then completed the rest of our journey taking many photos along the way. We posted the best of the lot below. Hope find them as interesting as we did. Cheers...
Lunch stop
Fields & peaks
We got up in the morning and logged on to check the weather at Bryce only to find that there was a controlled burn in progress and heavy smoke lay over the canyon. Zion National Park had been our second choice so we decided to proceed with that plan.
We drove to the local Starbucks for a cup of coffee for the road and when we returned to our car we found the right front tire was almost flat. We called VW roadside assistance and, promptly, the Road Medic arrived, changed the tire, put the damaged one in his car and led us to the local Big O tire shop. Upon inspection, which included filling the tire with air and submerging it, no damage was apparent. As a precaution, we had the shop switch the tire on the spare rim (black and ugly) to our normal rim and put the suspect tire on the spare rim. That way we would have no worries about the front tire as we continued on our journey. By the time all that was finished it was 12:30 so we had a quick lunch and then drove directly down I 15 to the brand new La Quinta Inn at St. George (about 100 mi north of Las Vegas).
On Friday morning we drove back north to Zion. There are a couple of options at the south end of the park. One can park the car, shuttle to the park entrance, and take a local bus tour into the park. Or, one can drive up the road to Kolob Terrace and see some of the park that way. We chose the second option and had no regrets. The scenery was varied and, at times, breathtaking. We had a picnic lunch about half way up where the temperature had dropped to a respectable 24C and then completed the rest of our journey taking many photos along the way. We posted the best of the lot below. Hope find them as interesting as we did. Cheers...
Lunch stop
Fields & peaks
Views along the way
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