Obfuscator writes: We woke up to find that it was still snowing a bit on us in Bryce Canyon. There was a nice layer of fluffy snow on our bivies, and it had been a fairly awkward night of alternately keeping the bivy closed to keep the snow off yourself, and opening it up so you could breathe well. It wasn't too sad to be getting moving. We had a drive of about 80 miles ahead of us to get to Zion National Park, so we didn't waste too much time. We did stop in some little town along the way, [View Full Entry]

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Hi All, We've finally found an affordable internet cafe, so we can update you on our travels. We spent our first night in Helena, MT (a good 10 hours from Edmonton). The next day we stopped at the amazing Lava Hot Springs in Idaho (we think) and then headed to Salt Lake City. We saw the Capitol building and Temple Square, where we took a tour. Tuesday marked the first cry of the trip when Lindsay lost her camera (it magically reappeared in her backpack later that night). We stayed last night in Springdale, a little town just metres outside Zion [View Full Entry]

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July 10th/2007 [View Full Entry]

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Las Vegas Zion National Park The drive to the north rim of the Grand Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park Cedar Breaks National Park Hoover Damn [View Full Entry]

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10-25-2007 Zion- What a trip. About 1 hr from Dave and Eileen's place. Nice scenic drive...I had no idea what was in store! We got to the bottom of this mountain and Dave said, we will be at the top soon. ??? Where is the funicular? Where is the gondola? I think Dave thought I was kidding. Nope, not kidding. Seriously? We are going to scale Mt Everest here? Holy crap. So, off we start. After about 1 hour of me chasing them, they took off ahead. No way I was keeping their pace. So that left me to hike up [View Full Entry]

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We woke up and packed everything back into the trailer and anything else into the van. But even though we had a massive cleanout in the last few days there was still stuff all over the place. We did one last sweep of the bunk house to make sure we weren’t forgetting anything then hit the road. It was only a very short drive today, we were going to Zion National Park which was another place none of us had ever heard of. We arrived at the campsite around lunchtime and put up our tents around the campfire. As soon as [View Full Entry]

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Lori Wins! Finally! Dave gets a runner-up award for guessing the right direction but Lori scores the win for stating the correct destination--Utah parks. We spent a few days in Zion and stopped by Cedar Breaks. Now we are in Bryce for a couple days. More later. Moose [View Full Entry]

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So we got up, all a little worse for wear until we had the most amazing breakfast and set off for Zion National Park. At this stage we have been in tents for a 11 days straight and with constant moving, we are all starting to feel the strain. Zion National park is from where the Grand Canyon ends to where Byrce Canyon begins. It's formation is constantly changing is is one of breathtaking beauty but due to us all being a bit tired we all went our separate ways today with some staying and just sleeping, i headed into the [View Full Entry]

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9-24-07 I got up around 7 and had some oatmeal. When I have a big hiking day I usually eat oatmeal as that really provides me with a lot of energy and seems to burn very clean. Went to the Visitors center with my map of Zion and asked them where they recommended going if I have only one day. She mentioned Angels Landing and followed that up by asking if I was afraid of heights. I told her I am not too keen on heights, but in a manly response added but then again I am ok with them. She [View Full Entry]

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Because I only had a few days in my mini vacation, I had to make some concessions on what I saw. Zion was one of the those concessions. I could have skipped it completely because I really didn't have time, but wanted to at least drive through it and get some views that way. I am so glad that I did. This is one of those Parks where I want to come back someday and spend more time at exploring rather than just driving through. Zion is one of the larger of Utah's national parks and very stunning. It's a mix [View Full Entry]

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