April 30, 2013 – Travel to Zion

We left the Elks early this morning, stopped at the town dump to dump our black and grey tanks and off we went..

Past Lake Powell – it really is low:

 

Into Utah!  We actually went into Utah then back to Arizona and then back to Utah again.

More jaw dropping scenery:

 

 

This house looked really out of place:

The stories this house could tell….

More scenes from the road:

 

Zion National Park in the distance:

 

 

Don’t mind the dots on some of the pictures.  I took them thru the windshield where we collected bugs as the trip progressed -

And here we are – the second one from the left – in the trees:

We are staying in Zion South Campground – a first come, first serve campground.  After setting up, we went to the visitor center and checked out the upcoming ranger led programs, got the low down on the shuttle system and checked out the bookstore.

This evening we made supper over the campfire, then took a walk on one of the trails near the campground:

The Virgin River – lots of rock flour – sandstone and rocks from the surrounding mountains:

 

 

The mountains turn this incredible shade of red/orange as the sun sets:

 

Our site where we enjoyed the rest of the evening at the campfire and talking with our neighbors:

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s adventures!

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 160 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Arizona: Agua Road; Lake Powell Blvd; US-89

Utah: US-89; US-89A

Arizona: US-89A; SR-389

Utah: SR-59; SR-9

April 29, 2013 – Just Another Day

Today was the cleaning, laundry, final shopping day.  Even traveling, these chores have to be done. :-(((

This afternoon, we checked a few more places and made a few more plans on what we are doing for the next few weeks.  Who knows, it may change again tomorrow – LOL!

Later afternoon, we joined Happy Hour at the Elks – another great time!

Tomorrow we are heading to Zion National Park so stay tuned and enjoy today.

April 28, 2013 – Upper Antelope Canyon

On April 28, 2007, Andy and I started our adventure to see the USA.  After six years, we still feel blessed every day and in awe of all that surrounds us.  So today, starts our seventh year!

At the Elks last night, we met Lee who was able to get us on the 10:00 AM Upper Antelope Canyon Tour this morning (Overland Tours).  This time slot is considered prime because of the way the sun shines into the canyon and we were not disappointed.

In November of 2011, we visited the Lower Antelope Canyon and were awestruck.  This Upper is more popular because it is shorter and easier to walk thru.

We started out in town, drove to the area, then back a few miles on a very sandy area:

 

There were only four people on our tour and initially I thought it was going to be very intimate but when we got to the start we saw lots of people – Yikees.  The Upper Antelope Canyon is more popular than the Lower because it is easy to get to and easy to get thru.  In the Lower Canyon, we had to do many steps, some crawling, and it was much tighter.  Our blog from that canyon is here: Lower Antelope

The start of the canyon:

This is going to be an intensive picture blog.  Walking thru this canyon and seeing the way the light plays on the walls is almost spiritual.  No words can describe this beauty.  Enjoy!  

 

 

 

There are no words to describe the above – What a special place!

Another wonderful day!