Day 19 Zion NP

We decided not to go to Green River today, instead we took a roundabout trip to Zion National Park. The first photo shows our first port of call - we just had to as it was West of Cedar City where we were staying. Bought coffee for our in-car mugs here at a petrol station, and went on our way South. Next stop was at the Mountain Meadows Massacre Site: in 1857 Mormons massacred, "for reasons that are still unclear" according to Lonely Planet, 120 non-Mormon pioneers (men, women and children) from Arkansas who were making their way to California, (see www.mountainmeadowsmassacre.com for more info.). Photo 2 shows the monument at a burial ground.
We continued South to St. George and then West to Zion National Park. Photo 3 shows Clive (rhside) at 'The Narrows' at the far end of Zion Canyon. Although we had visited Zion NP in the past, the advent of shuttle buses up and down the canyon has resulted in much less traffic and hassle making the whole experience mor enjoyable. Photo 4 shows a greatly zoomed climber on a rock face we noticed as we were stopped at the tunnel taking us out of the park, waiting for oncoming traffic. A good day, beautiful weather, stunning views; finally we motored back to our motel in Cedar City via a scenic route that took us into and out of Arizona and then back North on the I15.