Arches National Park

Left Grand Junction early Wednesday and went to Arches National Park in Utah.  What beauty we've seen along this journey.  The vastness and depth and beauty of these places is hard to describe in words or pictures.  We are in awe with every corner we round as we drive through these parks.

Jim having a moment with the
DUKE!

From Arches we headed to Brian Head Utah to stay for the night, I found
a lovely place for us at a resort online and we followed the GPS instructions all the way to the top of some crazy road that put us on a dead end at the top of a hill.  (hill is a great understatement)  Anyway we were able to make a very careful turn around and head back down the hill and found our hotel.

Now you would think we would have learned something from that experience, but no....



Thursday we drove to Zion National Park in Utah.  We took a shuttle from the parking lot because they don't let you drive up into the park beyond the lodge there.  Zion was spectacular.  Quiet beauty at every turn.  An artist's paradise.  It felt so peaceful walking along this stream taking pictures.  I'm amazed by the beauty of God's visual gifts to us in this world.