Left the hotel at 8:00 am and headed to Zion Park. As we got closer to Zion, the rock formations were amazing. One side was soaring peaks and the other side was a deep canyon. We also went through a mile long tunnel. Our bus is 12.6 feet high. The tunnel was. 13.4 feet high in the middle. The bus had to wait until the tunnel was clear from the other end before we could start. Then the bus had to drive right down the middle. The tunnel was very dark but had occasional windows showing the landscape. There were switchbacks, etc. The views were astounding. The rock was not rust colored like yesterday, but more sand colored. When we got to the park, the bus took us to the Visitors’ Center. From there we took a Zion Shuttle to the furtherest point and hopped off. Then we could hike or snap pictures and then hop a shuttle to the next stop on the way back to the Visitors Center. Ate an early lunch. Just as we were ready to leave, we learned that one of our group had slipped on the trail and broken her wrist. A doctor from Michigan happened by and administered First Aid. Then we headed to Page, Arizona and the hospital. We are in Page now at the Dam Bar and Grill. Others are eating lunch, but we are opting for dessert. Hope to pick up our person from the hospital and then head to Grand Canyon Village tonight.
Animals: Someone saw 3 mule deer in Zion. There was a bison herd at a ranch along with road. There were several desert sheep on the other side of the road (I did not personally see them.) With the bus going fast and animals hiding well, it is not easy to spot them!
Yesterday when the bus made a U-turn, it made contact with a pine branch and got sap all over the windshield. Sap is hard/impossible to get off. Gene is a tease and would not let the bus driver forget about the sap. This morning, there was a smiley face (out of bright red lipstick ) on the windshield right at Gene’s eye level. Don’t mess with the bus driver!
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