Welcome to Zions

Believe it or not, after living in Utah for almost ten years, I have never been to Zion's National Park. I'm not really sure why I waited. It is beautiful.

The only negative part of our whole day was that it was unseasonably cool. During our "hike"--the Riverside Walk--, it started raining and when we got off the bus--there are no cars allowed in most of Zions--to see The Court of Patriarchs, it started to blizzard!
After waiting for the bus in the snow, we were done exploring the park. We warmed ourselves over a bowl of curry and walked through the Fatalli gallery. Sufficiently warm, we headed to our Hogan, a mud hut with a fireplace in the middle. The drive was gorgeous.




Although we had previously been excited about our stay in a Hogan at the 10,000 Villages campsite right outside Zions, the mud hut was not the warmest option on a snowy night. We used all of our fire wood before we went to sleep! But luckily the drinks and s'mores we made before bed, kept the edge off the cold until we could sufficiently warm our sleeping bags.

It was just like old times staring up at the starry night, talking about what we want for the future.