We spent the weekend at the RV park reading and walking Charli. We did manage one trip into town, stopping at a shop selling metal work and pottery. We bought a nice wall ornament that will go somewhere in our new place. Sunday night, since the barbecue was packed up, we went back to Vinnie's Pizzeria for supper. We had been there for Pizza on our first night in town and the food was great so a return visit was in order. The decor isn't much to speak of and Lori voiced her concern on our first visit that it looked like the type of place that we might end up in a bar fight. Once inside the furniture was a bit worn but overall not too bad and my Lasagna was every bit as good as the Pizza on our first visit.
Monday we started packing up and found that both of our neighbours were heading out as well. As often happens when you are readying the trailer for departure people wander over and start a conversation. I'm all for sharing stories with fellow travellers but when I'm interrupted in the midst of packing or unpacking I always have the fear that I will forget where I was at and something important will not get done. Like leaving the TV antenna up. Did that on our first trip a few years ago and found that they don't stand up to the wind caused by a trailer moving down the road at highway speeds. Kaching$$.
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| Red Rock Canyon |
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| There was one large outcropping of red rocks right at the beginning of the scenic drive |
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| Interesting how a mountain can have such a distinct line of coloured rock running through it. |
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| Trails ran all through this rock outcropping. Would have loved to have joined the hikers at the bottom of this pic. |
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| This is an activity I prefer to view from afar. |
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Monday's drive to Hurricane, Ut took about 3 hours plus losing an hour to the time change from Pacific to Mountain time. Its a very scenic drive and the road was nice and smooth. We got into Willowwind RV park at about 2:00 and pulled into our pull-thru spot. They have nice level paved spots with just enough clearance from the 4 willow trees on both sides of our site. The sites are a bit narrow and it took a little maneuvering so our awning wouldn't hit the tree branches and our slide wouldn't hit the power pedestal. While we are in the town it feels like we are in a rural setting with trees lining the streets and horses grazing in a pasture across the road.
Monday evening we had one sick puppy. Not sure what she got into but her stomach was gurgling and she wasn't looking too chipper. After a few up-chucks on the vinyl floor in the trailer, thankfully not on the carpet, she started to look a little better and Tuesday morning she was back to her usual self.
Tuesday we drove into Zion National Park, one of 5 National Parks in Utah that are notorious for their beauty. Its about a 40 minute drive and the grandeur of the mountains increases as you approach the gates. Its spring break time down here and that means family camping is in full swing. The parking lot at the visitors centre was full and we were told at the front gate that no private vehicles are allowed to drive through the park. They do have a shuttle system that runs during their busier seasons and it is free. It takes you to the various points of interest plus all the trailheads and its actually a great way to manage the huge volume of tourists. Our trip today was just to get the lay of the land and we will head back later in the week to take the shuttle and do some exploring.
Tuesday was a perfect day weather wise. Mid 70's and no wind and only a few clouds. Much better than the 90 degree heat we had in Boulder City. The next 2 days are supposed to get a little cool and wet but Friday back to mostly sunshine and mid 60's which is perfect weather for hiking.
We hope to run into Mark and Jan here at the park. They were our neighbours at Gold Canyon and they are the ones that told us about Hurricane. Based on our initial impressions I think we may want to make this a stop in future years.
I have been looking at our route home and we may run into a bit of a weather issue. Our departure date from here for our drive home is March 31 and right now there appears to be a system moving through the Rockies that will bring near freezing temperatures during the day with some precipitation. The shortest routes home are through the mountain pass at Vail and then down to Denver or a little further north through Provo, Ut. If the weather is less than ideal we do have another longer option which is to head back south to Flagstaff, over to Albuquerque and then angle north east to Manitoba. We want to be home before April 7 as that is the date of our walk-thru for our house. Thats a bit early to be coming back to Manitoba as we could be pushing the weather at home too. We will be keeping an eye on the weather forecast and probably won't make a decision till the last day.
I'll send another report once we have seen some of the sights in Zion so expect some fabulous scenery.
Till then.
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