I landed in Zion NP during a mid-friday blitz-rush (and it's not yet the high season). It was baking, high 90's, the NP campground full. But just outside the park, in Springdale is a private campground/rv park where I found a shady spot, the gentle, cool Virgin River, large rocks to lay on and children playing. This is the village/camping paradise I seek. Yes! It got better from there after I noted my cell was in range Plus free wifi, espresso across the way and the propane-fueled free shuttle stop nearby. My mantra was: Can it get any better than this? Yes, apparently...fellow vw van campers--Jim, Brady, Dan (why do they always come in 3's?) in a Westfalia 4X4 Wolsburg edition who wasted no time and invited me to join them out to the only
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