Movin' East - Day 53

Sunday, October 25, another gorgeous day for sightseeing in Utah! The picture above is the entrance to Zion National Park from the east. We took a scenic drive around Zion, through Colorado City and Fredonia, AZ, into Kanab, UT, and finally into Zion on Rt. 9. The first 40 pictures were taken just on the way to Zion, on Rt. 59, then Rt. 89A. I will apologize before-hand, for all of the pictures (165) in the web album, but we just couldn't help ourselves, the scenerey was just so beautiful. I only captioned a few of the pictures, just for reference. The rest will speak for themselves, because this place is just soooo majestic! As you will see, in some of the pictures, the sky was clear blue. The temperatures today reached the mid-80s by mid-afternoon, with just enough of a breeze to keep it comfortable.

I don't know if anyone noticed, but, as this was Sunday, we did not begin the day at Mass. That is because the only churches within reach from here are Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). Keep in mind that we are in Utah, where the Mormon Church pervades every walk of life. Here, if you are not Mormon, you are in the minority.

Tomorrow, we will leave Utah for Arizona and Lake Powell. We have been told that this is another gorgeous area, so we will probably be there for a couple of days. Be sure to check the blog again tomorrow night, as we will probably have pictures of the drive to Lake Powell.

Here's the link to today's voluminous web album (165 pictures):

http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/TheTripDay53DrivingIntoAndInZionNationalParkUT?authkey=zNTCtBu7ybw#