Holiday Inn Express Kanab

... animals in it too, unfortunately we didn't see any, but a cool fact I learnt - A male bighorn sheep's horns can weigh up to 40lbs, and they use these horns (aside from fighting), to ram into cacti to break them, and then they drink water from the centre. <br><br>This part of America is a beautiful place to be - I've never seen so many stars in my life, I've never seen such purple skies, and I've never been able to drive through endless stretches of ...

Today Jen and I headed to Zion National Park. As you might remember, Kanab Utah is our home base this weekend as we visit the local national parks. So, tomorrow we'll be leaving again from Kanab and visiting Bryce Canyon National Park. <br><br>Anyway...Zion National was about a 40 minute drive west of Kanab and we arrived at the east entrance around 10 am. We were worried about the park being crowded, and our fears were confirmed. After driving the scenic road into the park (and through an ...

... stars in the westerns, such as Ronald Reagan. We heard a singer Pete Kartsounes sing along with a special guest. Pete is one of the Top 10 finalists for the Troubadour category in the Telluride Blue Grass Festival in June. All his music was original songs. We wish him luck; he is worthy. Day 39, Sunday, May 24--The weather improved, so we headed to Zion National Park. A Mormon first named the Park for the word meaning the Promised Land or Heaven, as we would think of it. At Zion ...

... the Zion valley is turbid and quite fast. Zion has a free shuttle bus system - the valley is closed to personal vehicles. The buses run every 6 minutes and make numerous stops at key trail heads and other visitor destinations. There is also a free bus in the adjacent town of Springdale that brings you to the park. The bus has been very easy and fun to use - we've just left our car at our hotel and ridden the ...

... und als der Kellner dem "neusten" Tisch das Essen brachte, rief die Frau ihm nach: "Sir? SIR!" und er dreht sich um. Sie drückt die Hand ihres Freundes und sagt zuckersüss: "We're ready whenever you are". Das sagen normalerweise die Kellner, wenn sie die Menükarte oder die Rechnung bringen, hihihihihi. Der Kellner hat sich dann übrigens wieder umgedreht und hat die Bestellung NICHT aufgenommen. Und dann sassen da direkt am Eingang noch zwei Männer, die 3x Nachos bekamen, bis ...

... walk, slightly strenuous and worth every step! The hanging gardens occur when water seeps through the sheer face of the wall of the canyon. Flowers, I recognized Columbines, and many others grow seemingly out of the face of the rock. We noted how quiet and reverent most people were on the trails. It is a hush brought on by the sheer magnitude of what is around you and what you are blessed to be seeing. When people were speaking, we heard ...

We pulled out of the Grand Canyon on our way back to Utah. We were originally going to go up over highway ALT 89 through Jacob Lake but we were advised that it was a difficult road and we were advised to go Hwy 89 through Page and then onto Kanab. On this route we passed the Vermillion Cliffs which is the location that they release the condors. The drive was most uneventful and we found quite long. Our accommodations at this park were okay but we had to back into ...

... the river and gawked at how crazy the hikers were. Today the water was a chilly 45 degrees. I'll admit that it looks crazy, but once my body adjusted to the cold waters, I managed to hike without too many complaints. The river was waist-deep at its deepest and about an hour into the hike my feet started to numb and my legs began to burn (hypothermia anyone?). Footing in the river was tricky ...

... kitties, whom we just love! The interview with Paul was, for me, a catalyst. Here's this guy, totally charismatic, the model CEO for a non-profit organization, and in the middle of his "interview" which, as I've said, I deliberately don't interfere with on purpose, I did ask one question, "do you remember what the first communication back to Utah was about what you were seeing and experiencing?" And Paul literally broke down in tears. More than ...