Come to Zion, come to Zion

Over the Pioneer day weekend (the 24th of July - when we celebrate the arrival of the Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley) we had a great outing with Rick’s parents and his sister Robyn and her great husband Bob. We met in Cedar City and attended the annual Shakespeare festival. I’ve already talked about my love for Shakespeare in previous posts, and once again we attended some amazing performances of Macbeth, Pride and Prejudice and Great Expectations. We also took some time to visit Cedar Breaks

National Monument and Zion National Park. I absolutely LOVE attending our nation’s parks, and even though we have seen these parks before, I continue to marvel at the treasure that they are.

We drove in Rick’s new Hyundai Sonata. When we told Pat about the smoking deal we got on the car, she went right in and bought her own on the spot. So they now have twinner cars. His is silver, hers is gold. Nice!

Here are some majestic views from Cedar Breaks…

and Zion National Park…

We arrived less than an hour after a huge cloud burst. Luckily it dropped the temperature by 20 degrees, so we enjoyed some lovely weather. It’s usually in the 100s at Zion National Park in July. Some hikers were washed down some ravines of 40 and 60 foot drops, but survived. It can be a dangerous place when it rains. We walked the river trail and enjoyed the beauties of nature.

If you ever to go visit Zion, be sure to eat as Oscars, it’s a great Tex-Mex restaurant nearby.