The Drive across Utah was awesome. We left Green River, Utah with Cedar City, Utah as our destination today as we drove West on I-70, then South on I-15.. At the end of May earlier this year, we were in Cedar City, but we arrived from the South from Arizona via RT 89 and through Cedar Breaks National Monument (See our May entries). We've been visiting various places here in the Western US since 1967, but this was the first time we drove across Utah on I-70 from East to West.
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| This section of I-70 was cut through the San Rafael Reef and completed in the 1980's |
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| Rest Area on I-70 - a nearby road sign said "No Services next 100 miles" |
From Cedar City, There are three National Parks within 60 miles: Cedar Breaks National Monument, Zion National Park, and Bryce Canyon National Park. We've been to these before - as recent as this past May, but we can't pass by and not take advantage of these wonderful sites.
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| This pic is at Kolob Canyon, located in the Northwest corner of Zion Nat'l Park. The Kolob Canyon area can only be entered from a Hwy I-15 entrance, some 50 miles form the main Zion National Park entrance. |
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| Kolob Canyon Drive. The red road surface is a cinder coat from the local area. |
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| Another Kolob Canyon view |
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| We parked at the Zion Nat'l Park Visitor Center and boarded the free Shuttle Bus that takes the scenic drive that can only be visited by bus. |
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| Zion |
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| Zion - White Mountain |
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| This is the area where a man drowned yesterday |
On a sad note, the day before we arrived at Zion, a young man drowned in a flash flood. His body was recovered the day we were there and they were transporting his body on the canyon trail as we passed inches away from the gurney. At the time, we were not sure, but the yellow body bag was difficult to conceal.
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| This park is in Cedar City. A typical historical museum with early Utah Farm equipment, log cabins, and history |
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| An early 1900's snowmobile |
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| The museum had dozens of these old farm implements... |
We'll be in Las Vegas on Sept. 30 for 8 nights.....
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