One way that I have formulated to save money and time is to get lunch ready in the morning so we don’t have to disrupt the route to eat, and that usually means getting per-made deli sandwiches from the grocery store. That said, I ate a lot of sandwiches during this trip.
Ostrich farm on the way from Hurricane to Zion.
Hurricane is not far from Zion National Park. The drive to the park was scenic, but it only offered a hint of what we will be seeing. Upon entering Zion, I understand what it means by “Spectacular”. It’s really like heaven, a world of perfection within the reality, too good to be true. Every corner is a framed picture. While at Grand Canyon, I felt like ant standing on the edge of a tile crack, Zion makes me feel like I am an ant at the bottom of a crack…in a cookie.
It was a shame that we only had half a day to enjoy the canyon. There’s a wide range of trails and we picked two to explore. I don’t think there can be a bad trail here, because every sight is just so pleasing to the soul.
Zion adopts the same bus system as Grand Canyon, so we didn’t have to drive. There’s also drinking water available at several trail heads. This is the first time when I would say the government is thoughtful.
As night fall, Zion couldn’t be a better place for night shots. The sky was star-packed. The milky-way is easily identified and accompanied by meteorites falling into the atmosphere. We even saw a bright one breaking into two while entering the Earth’s atmosphere. It was phenomenal.
The drive to the next town, Kanab, was not nearly as long as the last one, but it was still quite a haul especially at night. Exiting from the East entrance, the road was very twisting mountain roads with lose gravel, snaking among the canyons before it turns into fast straights and gentle turns. Again, night driving is always more stressful when you don’t know what’s around you. Lucky, it was a smooth one and the hotel was great.
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