2013/07/11 – Thursday – Vacation - Day 21 - Escort / Tunnel

We started a little late, but that was fine.  Today is a short travel day!

We didn’t go far when we left the campground.  We stopped at the gas station to fill the RV up.

We arrived at Zion about hour and half later.  The ranger was giving me a bad time about being over 50 feet, but I know I am about 47 or 48 feet.  Now I want to know so I will have to measure when I get home.  I had to pay an "escort fee" to travel through the tunnel and it was $15, because the RV is "large."

Once we arrived at the tunnel, we had to wait our turn through it.  They stop the traffic from the other side so I could drive down the middle of the tunnel without worry about hitting the sides of the tunnel.  Of course I made it through without any problems.

We went on through the park and found the first RV Park and they did have room for us for the next two nights.

While it was raining we got the RV all setup.  We headed back into the park, and our first stop was at the visitor center and Amanda got her JR Ranger program booklet.  We headed up the road and stopped at the JR ranger “headquarters.”  We found the next program was about hour and half later so went exploring some more.  We drove further up the road and took more pictures.

We returned and participated in the necessary JR Ranger program that Amanda needed for her booklet.

Now, on to more exploring in the park.  We drove back through the tunnel and stopped just outside of it so we could to the mile round trip hike – The Canyon Overlook Trail.  That trail has some very neat features and one “bridge” that Cheryl did not like walking over!!!

Back on the road we continued did a few more stops and at one point was stopped by some mountain goats, and of course more pictures.

Now it was time to return and get some dinner, but of course we had to head back through the tunnel before getting to Springdale.  We finally determined which restaurant and we stopped to get dinner.

Back at the RV, Mom M and I got laundry and headed on up and did it – 4 washer loads and three dryer loads.

Back at the RV everybody else relaxed.

Another good day!