“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” – G. K. Chesterton

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Day 14 Bryce Canyon to Zion and Day 15 at Zion

Start Miles 9034
End Miles 9220
Total Miles 186

We left Bryce and stopped out to Grand Staircase National Monument/Park. We took a trail out to the arch and I was nothing but annoyed. Don't you hate washboard roads? Poor Tika bounced around the Jeep like crazy. Even though I complain, its another stamp on my Passport to Your National Parks book, and we did see something that 99% of people out there do not see. So I think that makes us cool. lol.

We did Zion National Park. All I really wanted to see at Zion were The Narrows, but they were closed due to high waters. It was a pretty park but not my favorite. We did Weeping Rock and the easy Riverwalk hike to The Narrows. Everywhere you look, they say "Do NOT Feed the Wildlife", that's because the squirrels are beggars. Bad. They'll do anything cute to get that food from you, even stand within a foot of you with those little beady eyes. This post can link to the Bill's Noms post since before entering the Zion National Park, we ate at Cafe Soleil and had a yummy lunch.

Instead of driving around we used the shuttle buses and did some people watching. Since we stayed at a Super 8 in Hurricane and can't leave her in the car, we decided to board Tika for the day. She got to stay at Doggy Dude Ranch. We're very proud of Tika's transition from the first few days where she was a moody and disobedient little one. Anyone who knows us knows that she has rules and is meant to behave in a certain manner. Well, she did very well at daycare and came back to us happy as can be. I'm glad we've brought her with us so she is exposed to such different things. It makes her a well rounded little pup!

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