Zion Redux, Kolob Canyons, Rt. 14 Bryce Canyon

   April 8th--Didn't do yesterday's Zion Nat. Pk. blog justice. For perspective, note photos and imagine yourself maybe a 16th of an inch tall, standing at the foot of one of these enormous cliffs with their biblical names:  G. White Throne, Court of Patriarch, etc, Canyons of Zion are all steep, steep masterpieces sculpted from raw rock by the Virgin River.

   Today, found us en route to Bryce Canyon Nat. Pk.,with today's trek beginning with the Kolob Canyons Nt. Pk. 8 mi. steep, steep loop up to +8k' with countless spires poking another 1k-1500' into the sky.  What can I say? More and more sensory overloading. The wild turkey was leery, but we suspected that it hankered a Ritz Cracker. From Kolob we tore off cross-country toward Bryce C. on Rt. 14--switchback upon switchback with adjacent snow and surprisingly, basalt  lava rocks in the meadows.  This black rock suggests recent (maybe the past million or two yrs.) volcanic activity.

   Lunch at the Railroad Cafe ("Eat a Carrot not a Steak") and we had beef BBQ. Well....it wasn't a steak. Deer or Elk  head loomed over my shoulder. Tonight, at remote trailer pk. not far from Bryce Canyon,which we'll do tomorrow. Note

 photos of Zion (yesterday's blog) + today's photos per the above "rap."

I'm bushed. Later.....