31 October 2008 - Cedar City, UtahHappy Halloween everyone. Today we spent the day in the beautiful Zion National Park. About 90 minutes from Cedar City and absolutely a marvel. They have a fantastic free shuttle service that takes you around the park, where you can get off at points to walk the trails. The bus drivers are really friendly and give you a running history of the area while you are travelling along. Zion is part of the Colorado Plateau which also includes the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and many many more. It is a humungous plateau that spans 4 states, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico with the plateau rising 160million years ago or so from an upsurge in volcanic activity - thats the short story. The area was also home to the Native Americans, and later occupied as haven by Mormans that found refuge from persecution in the 1860's. It was the Mormans that name many of the beautiful peaks and canyons like Angel's Landing, Virgin River, and The Three Patriarchs. We walked also the River Walk and saw the Weeping Rocks where the water trickles over the rocks making them appear like they are weeping. Got back in time to see some trick or treaters roaming the streets. Everyone goes to so much effort, it really looks fun.
