May 23. 2013 Snow Canyon State Park & Kolob Canyon

Our morning routine, pretty routine.....after breakfast I took Otis for his potty walk. When I came in Lennie was already packing our picnic lunch for today's adventure!?! I finished packing the lunch while Lennie gathered up the maps, cameras, etc. Otis could tell by the activity going on in the RV cabin that we were going somewhere !?! Otis starts bouncing & jumping up on Lennie. He was telling us, "I'm going with you guys today, no way you're leaving me with a pet sitter!!!!" Otis was right.....he went with us today,  so my empty lap was full once again.......
Our tourist destination for today was Snow Canyon, in St. George,Utah. It is a State Park $$$$$, not sure how it got it's name, tho some of the sandstone mountains do look like they are covered in snow???

as soon as we paid at the gate, & drove through, I saw this sign! Being a Turtle collector I was really hoping to see a desert tortoise......but we didn't!

Snow Canyon is a 5 mile scenic drive, with lots of ooohs & aaahs. For the adventurous, there are trails to hike & mountains to climb! If you're laid back seniors like us, you enjoy the ride, the views & the picnic!!!! (I should be doing a picnic blog!?!)

More scenery

With our binoculars we were watching these mountain  climbers. It was one guy, 3 gals. We surmised he must be the guide, as we saw a jeep with a professional name on the door. The girl in the blue top, we watched her change her mind & go back to ground level! I would have been with her, heck I never would have started!

We always manage to find a picnic spot with a view. Here's just one more

of more to come!

After lunch we enjoy the rest of the drive out of  Snow Canyon & head to our next destination!

Driving from Snow Canyon we have to drive downtown St. George. In the heart of downtown is the historical winter home of Brigham Young.

Zion National Park is about 70 miles from where we're staying at in Kanarraville, Utah. Kolob Canyon our next destination, is only 2 miles from where we're staying & yet it is part of Zion National Park!?!

We are in awe of Utah's scenery. Maybe because it's our first time here we're just overwhelmed with the beauty, or maybe it's because Utah is so deserving!

there's more.....

& just when you think you've seen it all.......

Definite WOW factor!

We say Good-bye to Kolob Canyon & drive the 2 miles to our RV Park. I have time to throw 2 loads of laundry in the park's machine before dinner. When I came back from the laundry room with laundry all done, much to my surprise Lennie was fixing dinner! NO HE WASN'T!!!! But he was working on our itinerary for tomorrow's adventure & booked a couple RV Parks for upcoming stays!

What are we doing tomorrow? Just wait!!!!