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Legend-ary Cross Country Trip - Day 13 Miracle Among the Ashes

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Odometer Reading: 2553 -2775 Departed: Zion, Utah 9 a.m. MDT Arrived: Jacob Lake, Arizona 10:15 MST Overnight: Kaibab Camper Village The Journey We drove straight through from Zion National Park to Kaibab Camper Village campground near Jacob’s Lake, Arizona. We had a long day of driving and exploring after we parked the trailer. Even though we had arrived at our overnight stay early, the owner even offered us a nicer site for our stay. I experienced another Tom to ignore me and tried to override my directional knowledge in assisting Bruce with backing  in.  With no qualms about it, Bruce explained to the “helpful” man that he was listening to his wife for directions. I am not certain why every man that ignored me, spoke over me or tried to “assist” Bruce during the trip in parking the trailer was named Tom, but in our household “Tom” is the new “Karen”.  This Tom even moved the pvc pipe I laid on the ground for proper distancing from the electrical post.  I took t...
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Legend-ary Cross Country Trip - Day 12 - The Half Way Point

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Explore Day We woke up at 6:45 a.m. and went to the visitor center to catch the park shuttle. We waited about 20 minutes for our seat on to the shuttle that would drive us up into the furthest point of the park allowing us to hike into the narrows. Starting this early, we were able to avoid the detrimental heat of the afternoons and evenings. The temperature was only 75°.  We rode the shuttle to the furthest point along with all the other riders and walked the Riverwalk path to the river at the narrows. We weren’t in a hurry and enjoyed the views.  This allowed a separation from everyone else on the trail as they all hurried along the path to get into the Narrows.  We were all by ourselves and were only passed by the next shipment of shuttle riders.  It was an easy hike a little over a mile roundtrip that traversed along the base of many sandstone formations and as the path name describes, the path went along the river. The most challenging section for me was climbin...
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Location: Zion National Park, Utah, USA
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Legend-ary Cross Country Trip - Day 11 A No Good Awful Day for Kenobi

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  Odometer Reading: 2280 - 2363 Departed: Cannonville, Utah 10 :15 a.m. MDT Arrived: Zion, Utah 11:30 a.m. MDT Overnight:   Watchman Campground in Zion National Park Along the Way The drive to Zion National Park from Bryce Canyon was a shorter drive even through we were unable to take the famous tunnel drive due to the size of our vehicle. Along the short drive, we stopped in Parowan, Utah and took a photo of Lizzie's Heritage Inn. I watch Sister Wives as does my sister, Shawn. This is the home of Mary Brown, one of the stars of the show.  I thought it might lift my sister’s spirit, if I sent it to her.  She did recognize the home right away. Wildlife: Lizards, Fire Ants, Deer Trailer: no issues Arriving at 11:30 a.m., we prepared ourselves for a long entry line.  Nope, there were only 2 cars ahead of us.  We were staying at the campground within the park, Watchman Campground. This was the stay that we planned the entire trip around.  Reservations...
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Location: Zion National Park, Utah, USA
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Legend-ary Cross Country Trip - Day 10 - Twelve hours of Driving and Exploring

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Odometer Reading: 2011 - 2280 Departed: Moab, Utah 9:15 a.m. MDT Arrived: Cannonville, Utah 4:30 p.m. MDT Overnight: Bryce Valley Ranch Rv and Horse Park Along the Way  It was a long day in the car.  The drive from Moab to Cannonville, Utah where we were spending the night at Bryce Canyon RV Park and Horse Ranch, was a 7 hour drive with hours of nothing but desert.  We stopped in the small town of Selena, Utah at Mom’s Cafe for a big lunch filling our tummies after the long empty drive. It was true comfort food including the homemade apple pie for dessert. We arrived at the Bryce RV Park and Horse Ranch and quickly unhooked the trailer and set it up before continuing with our day’s plan.  It was a full day for certain. We arrived at the Bryce National Park Visitor Center before it closed. We continued with our audio tour guiding us through the park.  We took Kenobi with us on the 3 ½ hour driving tour of Bryce Canyon National Park stopping at overlooks and ta...
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Location: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
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