Utah, Zion National Park and Kolob Canyons

The weather was perfect, clear and sunny. As we entered Zion National Park from the Southeast Corner, it was fascinating to see the amazing rock formations and drive through the long tunnel cut through the mountain.

As part of our usual introduction to the National Parks, a stop at the Visitor's Center was in order. The Park was crazy....it was the Memorial Day weekend and Zion set an all-time attendance record today. We'd had a long day in the car so we stopped by the Zion Human History Museum to watch the movie about the park. Next we were off to the Kolob Canyon section of the park to check out the Wildcat Canyon trail. We decided not to hike, but did drive to Kolob Reservoir. On our return we were fortunate enough to see four California Condors! We'd never seen the Condors before and it was great to experience them in the wild.

Next it was time to find our hotel and grab dinner. Because of the holiday, our accommodation was in Saint George, Utah - about an hour's drive from the Park. Oh well, we'll get an early start in the morning.