Marching to Zion, again

It was nice and cool when we left.  A little too cool for us.  We thought we had chosen our clothing properly, but as soon as we were in the shade it was just too cold.  We had to stop and put on sweatshirts.  Fortunately for us we found this lovely rest stop.  They seem to be big on gravel lots here. Again, treacherous for a motorcycle.  The toilets are somehow fresh smelling, even though they are not flush.  They also come equipped with hand sanitizers.  We are really appreciating these features....not the gravel.

This is our third visit to Zion National Park.  We LOVE the long tunnel on the way in to the Park.  And this time our visit put us in to the bonus of our annual pass purchase. LOVE the value!

The road driving down in to the park is filled with tight twists, HEAVEN for a motorcycle.  The down side is the SLOW RV that was right in front of us.  Most of the RV's are rentals and the drivers are so slow and careful.  Good for them, not so good for us.

We seem to be tracing our prior trips.  We stopped for the evening in Cedar City, Utah again.  We snagged the last two rooms at the Best Western where we've stayed before.  They got the King room with the spa tub, we got the Family suite with three Queens.  And we have experienced our very first Asian tour group.

Again, we had dinner at the Garden House of Cedar City.  The soup here is excellent.  We weren't quite as impressed this time around though.  It's located within a couple blocks of the hotel and an easy walk.

This was a lovely riding day and Zion is truly a national treasure.