Zion - A worthwhile visit

Posted on April 22nd, 2008 in Place of interests, Road Trips, Travel by yeehan

I shall continue my post on Zion. This will be the last post of my trip to Zion National Park, Utah on February 16, 2008. Since I visited this park during winter, the shuttle bus system does not operate at this time. So, I managed to go for the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive which is open to private vehicles from October 29 through March 20.

This is a 6 mile drive. A short drive along the canyon floor with some icy spots which remain during the winter. I almost got stuck when I parked my car on a lump of ice. There was no grip on the tires for me to reverse the ca but luckily there were two kind souls who helped me pushed my car from the front. I was a bit panicked at that time because that would mean trapped in the car park.

Thank goodness everything went well so I managed to drive around to admire the view in Zion. I drove to a place known as Temple of Sinawava. It was at the end of the drive where you can see a high waterfall.

I will share some of the shots taken along the drive. So, I would recommend you to visit this place during the late fall to winter season because that’s the only time you can drive around in the park. And only then you can get to see such a beautiful view.

Whatever angel that you take, the place will always seem gorgeous. No matter how you take the photos, it still turned out nice. That’s why people say that Zion is a heaven on earth.

Then another scenic drive to go to would be the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway. There’s this tunnel between the East Entrance and Zion Canyon which was built in the 1920s when cars were small and fewer in number. I stopped at the slope to take a shot of the scenic road with my car. It was still going strong at that time.

Leaving the East Entrance. Here wraps up my trip to Zion National Park. My next stop would be to Grand Canyon National Park. If only the North Rim is open during winter, I will only have to drive for about 2 hours. To reach the south rim, I had to drive a total of 5 hours instead. So, here I go again. Bye Zioni, Hello Grandier!

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