Zion National Park (1)

It snowed so much driving down I-15 in southern Utah that we feared we'd never make it to Zion, much less see it. But once we got off the highway and the uptake from the road and traffic was reduced, it was much better. Beautiful, in fact. And the benefit was to see Zion as few ever get to see it - with waterfalls spilling over all that rock. (My father would have been thrilled!)

I always remembered the tunnel in this park. Years ago you could actually stop inside the tunnel (assuming you could get through the traffic jam this created,) get out of your car and look out the windows that had been cut into the sides of the rock. Today there is a strict 'no stopping' policy (violated, just a little, when were were the last in a line of cars... but I digress) but you can see the windows from the road below. I always marvel at the strength of conviction that must have preceded such an endeavor as the building of this tunnel!

In the middle of all the snow and rain, there were a bride and groom, having their pictures taken with the backdrop of the canyon. I hope the wedding had already happened. Otherwise her dress was pretty much toast. Don't even think about her hair.

And before we left the park for the night we saw a wild turkey. Not a great find as far as wildlife is concerned but we were happy with him. He stretched his neck, lifted his head and gobbled at us. Very satisfying.

In the pictures - don't forget to look for the waterfalls. They aren't usually there!