We traveled a few miles north of St George on I-15 and then took the Scenic Drive thru Zion NP and followed the back roads (including Hwy 89A - Arizona) past Jacob Lake and then thru The Vermillion Cliffs Nat'l Monument, across the Colorado River at Marble Canyon, via the recently constructed Navajo Bridge, and on to Flagstaff via Hwy 89 - WHEW!!! Since I posted lots of words and only a few photos in the last segment... “Late Good News”, I decided to let the photographs of this beautiful drive do the talking… Let your imagination run wild!!!
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| Heading into Zion NP |
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| Taking the scenic route... |
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| What else can I say? |
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| Hmmmm... |
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| After all, it is October. |
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| Mother Nature in control. |
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| Many fabulous "arches" in the making. |
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| Boy am I glad I have a 46X power on this camera. |
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| Utah Bighorn Sheep. (Butt shot) |
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| Layer upon layer. |
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| Geocache stop |
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| Grand Staircase Escalante, here we come. |
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| Interesting plants... |
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| Loved this... |
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Great geocache. As the owner of Rider (the lab) and Bandit and Ripley
the Dalmatians, this was a favorite cache for both of us!!! |
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| There actually is a lake about 1 mile away, now a puddle. |
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As a tapestry weaver, the Navajo Rugs were even better
than the delicious lunch... |
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| Ask me some time, I'll tell you all about them. |
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| A stunning collection. |
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As we stopped for another geocache, I saw this "beast" rolling
and scratching his back in the grass. NOT - just a dead log... |
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| Geocache treasures. |
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| It's all about the color |
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| wouldn't you say. |
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| This is Red on Red, with Red - accent blue and green!!!! |
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| What do you think? |
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| It's delicious even close up!!! |
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| Where ever there's a water course, there are settlers. |
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| Layer after layer, erosion tells the story. |
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| WOW |
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| We crossed the "mighty" Colorado River south of Page AZ. |
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| A view across the Colorado from the Navajo Bridge |
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| where this flag reminded us of the meaning of FREEDOM. |
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| As we approached Flagstaff, the colors changed, and |
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the San Francisco Peaks welcomed us. They are one of
the four sacred peaks honored by the Navajo. |
Gorgeous drive from UT to Flagstaff. Might have to add that one to our list. We have not been to Page AZ. The area is a must, isn't it. I bet it was hard for you to leave the shop with all the beautiful and unique Navajo rugs & weavings!
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