Early to bed, early to rise. Feeling very good having slept in a motel and not on the side of the road. It was a short drive to Zion National Park. We stopped at deep creek coffee for a light snack before entering the park. We met very some interesting locals, super friendly folk.
The park was great! It was similar to some of what we have seen but a Lot larger!! We drove a loop around the park stopping for photos along the way.
When we ended up near the start we parked the car and walked to the 'shuttle only' area. We caught a shuttle into the canyons and got off at the visitors lodge.
From there we took a mellow hike into the valley in search if the Emerald Pools.
The walk was very enjoyable and not too strenuous as our legs were still a little shaky from our mountain biking.
The Emerald Pools were not entirely what we had expected but lovely never the less. There was a subtle waterfall coming from pools higher up, it was very cool. Unfortunately upon arriving back to our car we were yelled at and given a parking ticket by the park warden. Apparently we were parked in the road obstructing traffic... Bit extreme we thought. Feeling like we had seen some of the most spectacular scenery on offer in the last week we decided to skip Bryce and the $30 fee (better spent on parking tickets). We began our final long distance drive to California!
Again we passed through Arizona, just for a minute. The hills and rocks disappeared turning back into flat desert.
For those of you who read about "Big Red" our stray retriever friend; we were also wondering how he was coping. We called the shelter and were given the wonderful news. He has been adopted!! He is very happy at his new home.
Again we passed through Nevada and Las Vegas... Tempted as we were we did not stop. We thought about spending one night but agreed it would probably abruptly end out trip. The driving continues...
Just outside of California Jess became very restless. Jensen came to the conclusion that she might be 'hangry' (Angry due to hungriness). With little food options Jensen bought her a happy meal from the infamous Maccas. This kept her quiet for a bit and she was very pleased with her toy. It just so happened to be a Wizard of Oz themed meal. Fitting as we were in Kansas a week ago.
Welcome back to California!!!... Least exciting state sign so far! The trips not finished yet though. The central coast of California is the destination. Time for Jess to meet Miss Jensen's parents :)
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