Three States and Zion National Park

An evening view of the canyon at Zion National Park, where we are staying overnight at Zion Lodge in a rustic log cabin, just below the vertical red cliffs..

It is very cosy and all the furniture is made from tree branches, with bark, and wicker.  It is quite quaint..,

Of course our day started in rather a different place ..

We awoke to bright, clear skies in Las Vegas and a partial view of the mountains alongside the pyramid part of the Luxor hotel.

We were soon on the road and with the 'Strip' behind us the desert looked hot, dry and unforgiving - real 'tumbleweed' territory.

The mountains got nearer and nearer as we passed from Nevada into Arizona..

...and not much further on, into Utah..

(So that is three more states off the list!)

We then started to follow the Virgin River which, though not a torrent by any means today, is the river responsible for carving through the layers of red and white rock to create Zion Canyon. 

We found the first sightings of the mountains quite spectacular but were bowled over by what was to come.

Some selected highlights of the drive and riverside walks today in the canyon..