States/Territories: NJ, DE, MD, VA, TN, AR, OK, NM, AZ, UT
Miles Driven: 4,056
It was a relatively short distance between Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park and once again the scenery was spectacular. I've come to realize that each of these national parks is like members of a family. There are similarities yet significant differences. Zion is quite different than the other parks we have visited. In the other parks you are traveling along the rims of the canyons and take trails down to the bottom. In Zion, you travel through the bottom of the canyon and take trails to the top. Other parks allow you to drive and park at various scenic locations. In Zion there is one main road through the park with very few parking locations along the way. Most of the journey starts with parking your car at the visitors center (which is crowded) and taking a shuttle bus to various locations which are only accessible to the shuttle bus. This has been the busiest park we have been to, even lots of children. Why aren't they in school? I can also say that approx. 75% of the visitors are foreign. Lots of French, German, Japanese and Chinese. This is great for our economy. Sue is even getting used to walking on cliffs. I think Cinque Terre would be a piece of cake for her now.
Tomorrow we leave for Lake Powell.
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| Sorry the picture did not rotate. Notice the waterfalls. |
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| This a rock climber I caught in my telephoto lens. The next photo is without the zoom. |
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| Again, sorry he picture did not rotate. The climber is the little dot just to the left of the branch on the right. |
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| Watching the waterfall from under the overhang. |
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