To get to Zion Canyon we took the Zion - Mount Carmel Highway which is an experience in itself. It has two tunnels, one of which is nearly 2km long and works its way along the edge of a cliff about 5 meters in from the sheer cliff. Alng the way are 'windows' to see out. Before going though the tunnel we took some exercse and hiked up to Canyon Overlook (1 mile) which gave us a view along a side canyon and into Zion. It also gave us a look at the switchbacks that ...

To get to Zion Canyon we took the Zion - Mount Carmel Highway which is an experience in itself. It has two tunnels, one of which is nearly 2km long and works its way along the edge of a cliff about 5 meters in from the sheer cliff. Alng the way are 'windows' to see out. Before going though the tunnel we took some exercse and hiked up to Canyon Overlook (1 mile) which gave us a view along a side canyon and into Zion. It also gave us a look at the switchbacks that ...

We helped Glendon celebrate his 41st birthday last night with around 20 of his friends, neighbours and of course .. us. This morning we farewelled Glendon and Jacinda and headed off south to the canyons. It was a good long drive with a late picnic lunch at Panguitch and arrival at Bryce Canyon just after 3pm. Bryce Canyon is an amazing place with 'hoodoos' or weathered stone shaped like spires. There are also layers of white and red stone. You drive along the to...

Spent the morning strolling around Temple Square and the gardens. Quite an amazing place with no expense spared in the buildings and gardens. Although it was Sunday and crowded with people coming and going to their church we were allowed to wander around and take photos. In the afternoon we took a drive through the alpine loop through the Wasatch Mountains to the east of SLC - see photo. Ended up at Robert Redfords Sundance Ranch - he wastn't there but we were a...

We have arrived in SLC and met up with Glendon & Jacinda. Yesterday we drove from Driggs Idaho via Jackson Hole and followed the Snake River and a few other rivers to Bear Lake where we meant to have a picnic lunch. It is the Labour Day weekend and the end of summer holidays in the US so when we got to Bear Lake we met all the populations of Wyoming, Utah and Idaho...or so it seemed. We kept driving and found a lookout that only had a crowd of people so we l...