On the Road again!

We left McNeal on Friday.  We drove up to Theodore Roosevelt Lake, and then to Payson, Az. for the night.

The next day we drove north of Flagstaff on the 89, and then took the 89A  highway to the west.

The scenery is just lovely, with the red cliffs all around us.

 The highway  took us through Jacob Lake, which is where the Grand Canyon's north rim can be accessed in the summer.  

There was lots of snow up here, and the temperature was around 0 C.  

 

We drove into Utah and to  Zion National Park. 

A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles long and up to a half mile deep, with the North Fork of the Virgin River running through  the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone.  The lowest elevation is 3,666 ft and the highest elevation is 8,726 ft. 

  We drove through the park and found a motel in Springdale, which is just a few miles from the park entrance.  The scenery is great, with lots of switchbacks and great views.

 

The Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel is the longest tunnel of it's type in the United States.  It was built to create direct access to Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon from Zion National park.  It is 1.1 miles long.