You can only tour Zion via bus and we signed up the night before for a 2 hour ranger-led tour bus which was pretty cool. They took us to a couple of stops that the normal bus doesn’t go to so we got to see some things that most people don’t. The ranger talk on geology was very interesting. As she explained it, the Colorado plateau, which covers parts of 4 states, is made up of many different types of strata with Bryce Canyon being the highest group, Zion being the middle and the Grand Canyon being the lowest. That kind of explains why each one is so different. Zion is essentially a narrow canyon surrounded completely by huge rocks which reach up to the sky. It is hard to estimate but they seem to go up a half mile or so in places. After the tour we went to the visitor center and then hiked the Lower Emerald Pool Trail where the photo was taken.
Our hotel last night but it was pretty funky. It was the Pioneer Lodge in Springdale and the motif was logs, including the wall, table, coat rack, etc. I think you can get the picture.
We drove 3 hours to Las Vegas and have a very another nice upgraded room at the Las Vegas Hilton. However, because we are required to follow the motto “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” this will be the last report until next Tuesday after we leave Bill and Margaret’s and start the trip back to the east coast.
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