Day 31 - Grand Canyon NP to Cedar City UT

After a sumptuous breakfast buffet (with a retired Baptist minister and his wife from Louisiana) and a short but steep hike near the Lodge, we left the Grand Canyon behind to explore new areas. We passed through an alpine mountain meadow (elevation 9,000 feet) and saw some deer and some snow along the roadside enroute. Dorothy got real excited because we saw some real large trees again. No more cactus!! Then we headed for Zion National Park in Utah. We had been there many years ago when the kids were little and I wasn't that high on going back there. I am happy to report that my memory was wrong and that it was a really beautiful area. Zion is using the same approach that other parks are using in moving people - shuttle buses. We rode part of the loop and saw some really nice areas (including a weeping rock), then decided it was too hot to go further. Also went through a mile-long tunnel that was built in 1930. It's not large enough for some of today's buses and RV's so they have to man the entrances. Not having any contact with the outside world for two nights, we decided to head to Cedar City to find a motel that has internet service and other contacts with the world. We're back on Mountain Daylight Time again.