Sunday, March 15, 2020

Saturday Adventures

What to do on a quiet Saturday?  We decided to go exploring in Zion's Canyon.  Rylee had to work and Reganne wanted to lounge (relax) in her room.  Dave, Ryder, and I headed off towards the canyon.  The first thing we see is a warning that the parking lots are full.  The second thing we see is construction at the entrance.  New booths & more lanes in progress.  We decided to try the shuttle bus and see what we may have been missing.

The boys in deep discussion
or argument??
More trails are closed due to landslides.  The bus filled up and everyone was anxious to get to the top of the Narrows.  From my front seat I could see around on all sides.  Ryder wanted to get off and hike.  We jumped off at the Kayenta Trail to give it a try.

Cool walk through

Nice place to take a rest.

Love this view.
However, a little nervous that he was to
close to the edge.

Perfect spot
I look so much taller than him.
It is only an illusion I was standing on higher ground.
It was time to head back to the bus stop.  We had about an hour before it would start getting dark.  We sat down to wait for the bus and we were soon watching the wild turkeys running around by the bathrooms.

This is something new
we haven't seen before.

Dang!!!
They started across the road and
right towards us.
We didn't have any food to give them so they moved right on by.  This is the first time I have seen wild turkeys and deer up close and pretty personal.  The bus ride back to the visitors center was packed.  The conversations swirled around us personal hygiene, body hair, greasy hair, and who they would be hanging out with later.  Maybe even night hikes.  Humans can be way more exciting to watch than the animals.

We made it back to the car and decided that being out in the fresh air was much better that sitting at home worrying about the new cornavirus.

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