We woke to grey and heavy skies and left for Moab (via Starbucks). It quickly became apparent that the skies were heavy with snow, lots of it. Blizzards of it in fact. And we headed straight into it over a mountain pass. I have never seen anything like it (besides the rain to Boise) it was so think and fell for hours and the stuff that had already settled on the road sides was feet deep. We were worried we might need snow chains, but luckily there was enough traf...

Well, as promised, the wet weather hit and followed us in torrents south into Idaho. It was rain like I've never seen, the road and other cars were just invisible and the water hit the windscreen like buckets of it being thrown at us. We were aiming to get to Boise, and our couch-surfing host, for around 6pm. Unfortunately the rain delayed what was already a planned 8-hour drive. We also lost an hour as we passed into mountain time. Finally, we arrived around 8p...

I drove up to Springdale after leaving Vegas and found a nice little motel to stay in, and an internet cafe(!) all in a nice small town that was all mainly closed for the season. The next morning I woke up to snow on the peaks and it was extremely cold. I got up early and headed into the park, which was only a mile from the motel. I went to the visitors centre and was told that Bryce Canyon (further up the valley) was closed due to snow, so I wouldn't be heading...