Hurricane, UT and Zion NP

Brigham Young's Winter Home
St George, Utah

Still in Hurricane, Utah on Thursday. Since this is not a day for us visit a National Park we thought it might be interesting to go into St. George, Utah. This is where Brigham Young had a winter home. So off we went for this adventure. The home is very well preserved museum and not at all like I thought it might be. When Brigham Young was in St. George he only brought one wife with him. So it is much like any home that one might have lived in during that time.

On the way out to Zion National Park from Hurricane, Utah, this is what we drove thru !!!

Looking out the Passenger side window

View out the drivers window

Friday, ah, our day to head into Zion National Park. As I mentioned before we had driven through part of the Park on Wednesday coming home from Bryce Canyon. This time, Charley stayed at home in A/C comfort. 

We packed a lunch and drove into the visitor's center. From there we boarded a bus into the park where they only allow buses to travel. We went to the end of the line called “Temple of Sinawave”. From there it is at least a mile hike back into the canyon to a spot called “The Narrows”.

Nancy on the "hike"
note her cane!

Tom made it ¾ of the way in and Nancy went all the way to the Narrows. If you want to go all the way farther in, to where the Virgin River starts it is 15 miles over rock riverbed. The 1 mile walk in and back is up and down hills and around lots of bends. Really trying. We made it back and on the bus we took a couple of other stops to see the sights. Zion National Park is absolutely beautiful. The scenery is spectacular and around every curve in the road another beautiful site awaits you.

Massive, rugged Zion NP

Max heat for our stay in Hurricane was 109, not including the day of the brush fire at the top of the mountain right behind our RV. Tom sat and watched many, many helicopter deliveries of water dumped on the flames at the top of the hill. They dipped it from the lake in 1000 gal lifts. Quite impressive!!

Lake by our campsite

That cloud is really smoke from a
too nearby brush fire.