I slept late this morning, \u00a0so we didn’t leave Henderson, \u00a0NV until about 9 AM. \u00a0We opened our bottle of champagne last night \u00a0to celebrate the end of the road achieved earlier in the day and this might have xontributed to the late start to the day. Our drive took us through the Lake Mead Recreation Area for about 45 miles. First time ever in this federally managed area. Once again our senior passes saves us an entry fee. \u00a0What beautiful scenery! \u00a0Red rocks and yellow rocks and many mountains to see. Not too many towns along this route. \u00a0 The largest, Overton NV, was at the end just before the junction with I-15 that we had to take to get to Zion. \u00a0Here the Murano turned over 100,000 miles! Even I-15 had great scenery in this part of the country. \u00a0 We passed through 3 states-NV, AZ & UT. \u00a0Sort of like being back in Delaware! \u00a0We stopped for lunch in St. George, UT. \u00a0 I was really surprised at the urban sprawl and its accompanying traffic headaches. We exited the interstate a few miles past St. George and gradually made our way to smaller and smaller number of lanes and traffic signals on our way to Springdale, \u00a0UT just outside Zions where we had reservations at another Best Western. \u00a0Immediately aftwr checking in, we headed for the park to make plans for our day tomorrow. \u00a0Took the shuttles to the last stop and took a hike of 5 miles along the river to the famous Narrows. Got the shuttle down and stopped at Weeping Rock and took another hike of about 1 mile. \u00a0Shuttle once more to the History Museum to check out the views for tomorrow morning’s photo op at sunrise. Enjoyed dinner from our supplies on the balcony at the end of the hall near our room. \u00a0Saw bats flitting about getting their dinner too. Earl(ier) to bed tonight hopefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I slept late this morning, \u00a0so we didn’t leave Henderson, \u00a0NV until about 9 AM. \u00a0We opened our bottle of champagne last night \u00a0to celebrate the end of the road achieved earlier in the day and this might have xontributed to the late start to the day. Our drive took us through the Lake Mead … Continue reading Zions National Park<\/span>