Sunday, May 19, 2024

 We woke up bright and early and left our hotel at 6:15 to head to Springdale to find parking so we could visit Zion National Park. We found parking, sort of figured out the parking meter and managed to pay for time until 11:00, then found a place for breakfast before heading into the park.

The shuttle system in Zion is efficient and provides easy transportation around the park. We were the first people on one of the buses and were able to find seats at the back as we planned to get off at the last stop, the Temple of Sinawava.

We walked the Riverwalk, this was amazingly beautiful and I took approximately two zillion photos as we strolled along by the river. 

 

The end of the walk is at the Narrow, which opened that morning for the first time this season. The Narrow requires walking in the river and there were several people who had rented the proper footgear, hiking sticks, and clothing to do this walk.

After the walk we took the shuttle back to town and tried to add time to the parking meter, but it outwitted me and I had to call the help number and explain that I am from a small town and that the county I live in doesn’t have parking meters and I could not follow the instructions. He kindly added time for the rest of the day with no charge.

We returned to the park and started a hike, but it was so hot that we decided this was not a great idea. We drove through the park and ended up in Paquitch for the night.