Yesterday, Friday, we visited the northern part of Zion National Park, the Zolob Canyons.  We walked and drove on Zolob Terrace Road, walked around their very large and pretty reservoir, and walked to the Lava Point Overlook.  Then we drove into the south entrance of Zion National Park.  We recalled this as the way our Tauck Tour in 2010 left the park, leaving the most beautiful part until leaving, passing through the wonderful little town of Springdale very quickly.  We had entered the park through the east entrance, passing through a tunnel, which was interesting enough, but nothing like the south entrance rock formations.  That tour then took us immediately to the lodge where we stayed and ate, never showing us the visitors center at the south end, which is a beautiful area.  Seems we missed some of the best of the park on that tour.  And the park was not so wet in early September as it was in mid-October.  We visited the museum, which we never saw in 2010, and the view behind the museum is worth the trip to the park.  We watched the movie in the museum, which was well done.  We took the shuttle a short way but soon needed to return to the RV park for a meeting.  I think when we return to Zion, we shall try to stay in Springdale and stay a week to take in all that this area has to offer.

View behind museum at Zion National Park

Today, Saturday, we arrived safely at Lake Powell in Arizona, "gaining" an hour by returning to Arizona's Mountain Time without daylight savings time.  It continues to be very hot.  Getting out of Florida to get cooler is a goal not yet reached.  The winds on the highway continued to be strong and annoying, causing us to go more slowly than we would have liked.  Along the way here, we stopped at Pipe Springs National Monument, an early Mormon settlement.   This was slated by the RV tour, but not likely something we would have chosen on our own.  It was interesting enough, but typical history of the clash between peoples of European ancestry and native Americans.  Generally sad.

Tomorrow we shall go on a boat ride on and a hike along Lake Powell.  Lake Powell is a large lake created by flooding Glen Canyon with a large dam on the Colorado River and has turbines that generate electricity.  This was done in the 1950s and continues to serve that purpose today.  It also provides a vacation spot for watercraft of many kinds.  On Labor Day weekend, it is very crowded.

On Monday we shall get a tour of the Glen Canyon Dam, followed by a visit to the Navajo Nation Antelope Canyon and its slot canyons.  We visited this also in 2010, and we eagerly anticipate a return visit.