Cedar Breaks & Zion Canyon

Today was awe inspiring. We headed off to visit a number of Canyons in the area. The first was Cedar Breaks, elevation 10200 feet (all 3 men found it difficult to breathe). This is an incredible spectacle of pinks, reds, yellows and purples, etc, shaped like an Amphitheater, and is more than 3 miles in diameter and over 2000 feet deep.

After helping out a couple whose campervan was damaged (Ken got his bike tools to assist) we were on our way through green meadows and forrests. And it was cold. We stopped at several other lookouts-Point Supreme 10,350feet (3155metres), Sunset View 10,354feet. We saw numerous wildflowers, and wildlife. Absolutely beautiful. We turned off to Brian Head Town & saw the Mountain Bike park and Activity Centre. There are chair lifts operating at the moment for those with mountain bikes, & people can have ATV rides, horseback rides, fish etc. We continued on, finally stopping for lunchh around 11.30am at Aunt Cheryls Chalet, in a small village. Yumm!

We stopped to look at Navajo Lake, lovely. Very peaceful & tranquil.

On leaving there we headed to Zion National Park - and visited Zion Canyon. Again - undescribable. After walking one of the trails, took approx hour and a half, and was simply superb, we were back on the bikes. There is a man-made tunnel (probably more than a mile long) thru the middle of the escarpment and out the other side, then the road goes round and round, down & down. Clint & Charlene headed off for a quick jaunt on their own (they have done this before) while Bob & Kerry, Ken & I stopped at the visitor centre for a drink (coffee 4 me) and a break. By then it was reasonably warm - just perfect I reckon.

Arrived back at the motel all within minutes of each other, showered, chatted and then headed over the road for tea and as always, lots of laughs. This is a fabulous group to be with.