Day 22 – Headed to St George

Mother Nature had an April Fools joke for us today.  Leaving the state park we headed towards Bryce Canyon National Park.  Within 30 minutes of leaving the park it started snowing.  As we walked into the Visitors Center in Bryce Canyon National Park just a light snow was falling.  We drove to the Sunset Overview in the park and took the short walk to the rim of the canyon.  It was an impressive sight to see the hoodoos standing with snow around them.

 It was cold and it was a fast viewing.  Back in the camper and on the road again.

The snow was very light at first, but the higher we drove, the harder the snow came.  As we neared the summit of the mountains the snow started to lightly cover the road so you could see the tire tracks on the highway.  The windshield wipers iced up and that made driving a real treat.

Finally after about two hours, the heavy snow ended. 

Our next stop was Zion National Park.  We had to pay $15 at the entrance so we could pass through the tunnel in the park.  The reason for this is the tunnel is not tall enough at the sides to clear the camper, so the park rangers close down the tunnel to oncoming traffic so we could drive down the middle of the road.  It is a long tunnel, I am not sure just how long, but it took 3 to 4 minutes to get all the way through.

Zion NP

 

Rick had to take the car off the back of the camper because there is also a length limit.  Mary and Dorrie drove the car through the park and through the tunnel.  We continued on towards St George, our planned stop for the night.

Rick looked for a place to get the brakes fixed on the Jeep.  It seems the braking system kept the brakes on during our mountain runs and the brakes overheated.  We found a couple of places he is going to try tomorrow morning – they were closed tonight.

Tomorrow we move to Las Vegas for a few days.