Saturday September 2nd 2017

Today started hazy in the low 70s. The temperature rose rapidly to a peak in the low 100s, but the haze remained all day. After a slow breakfast with some Saturday morning TV I headed up the interstate to the Kolob Canyons unit of Zion National Park.

The Kolob Canyons are on the northwest side of Zion National Park. It is not connected with any of the other areas of the park by road. There are a series of trails that connect the areas, but they are many miles long. The Kolob Canyons area is a single scenic drive along the high ground with views of the canyons. This contrasts with the Zion canyon area which is along the floor of the canyon with views of the walls towering above.

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I drove the scenic drive stopping at many of the pull offs to take pictures and enjoy the view. At the end of the drive there is a trail out to a scenic overlook. The half mile trail is combination of easy path and scrambling over rocks climbing up and down some moderate hills. The view at the end is worth the effort. The expanse beyond the overlook is impressive.

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It only took a couple of hours to tour the Kolob Canyons area. Unlike the main unit, the crowds were not heavy. I only took around 100 pictures. The haziness made many of them look washed out. I’m only including ten of them here.

Once I got back to camp I pretty much hibernated in the air conditioned comfort of the RV. As you’d expect the campground is busy for the holiday weekend. Unlike during the week, I have neighbors on the sites beside me. They are closer than I’d like but on holiday weekends you take what you can get.