Another beautiful morning. We all joined for breakfast at the Majestic Lodge. After breakfast we toured the Lodges animal museum. This display depicted mountain animals in scenes. The stuffed animals were very life like. The scenes were those in nature were one species interacts with another. These are normally violent encounters and make for great …
We woke up and went out on the balcony to watch the sun rise over the sand stone formations. We gathered together and had a great breakfast at a reasonable price in the Majestic Lodge Restaurant. The view in the dining room is about as good in any place I have ever been. Our strategy …
The drive on highway 9 is worth the entrance price. The rest is just a bargain. https://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm Parking is bad at Zion National Park. We stopped looking for a spot after 20 minutes and took a paid city lot near the entrance for $20. Well worth it. Easy in and Easy out using the pedestrian …
Left Flagstaff at a leisurely pace. That changed once we got to the park entrance. 20 minute wait to enter was not too bad, but finding parking was worse. The wait can be much worse during peak periods. The Train is the easy way to go but not the most flexible, plus its $82 round …
Day One 23 MAR: Destination El Paso We left Bandera in two cars holding 5 travelers. First stop was El Paso. No problems or unusual events on the way. We drove independently and met up at Fort Stockton at the Loves Gas Station. Heading west past Kerrville, I-10 has long stretches without major urban areas. …
After years without taking any time off, this is our first vacation that was not centered on a job change or a deployment or some other cross country move. Zion has been on my bucket list since I had the chance to work there with MARSOC. Lots of pictures to follow. Stops along the way …
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