So to start off, let us just say that we did not make it there, so don’t get too excited. BUT we will recap the still exciting day. We started off down the Interstate and eventually broke off to highway that lead us to Zion National Park in South West Utah. So that was an adventure in itself and we got thrown a couple of curve balls.
As we got closer to the park, we drove through some small quaint towns, which we thought were really adorable. Springdale was right outside of the park entrance, and OF COURSE as we pulled up to get into the park, the park ranger told us that the road to get to HWY 89 was under construction and would be until 4 (which was about an hour and half away). We flipped a U-ey and happily turned back to the town we were previously admiring. We spent some time perusing a couple of gift shops and got some coffee where we overlooked the beautiful red cliffs. Once four o’clock we entered the park!!! Only to immediately run into construction. But no worries, we blasted our music, rolled our windows down, and had a good time. We used the stopped traffic to take some WICKED good pictures and we waved at everyone driving past – as well as all the construction workers because they looked tired and sad and we wanted them to feel happy. Overall, the park was beautiful and well worth the extra wait.
Sadly, due to the delays we missed out on the Grand Canyon. But we drove on – like true road trippers. We ended up at the Cliff Dwellers Lodge . . . in the middle of NOWHERE! But literally, there was NO civilization to be seen. However, with such few people in the middle of nowhere, you made friends with everyone around you. For starters, our biker buddies who gave us some advice on not trying to rush to the Grand Canyon at such a late hour (and who also gave us South Carolina and Georgia to add to our seen license plate list – 35 states and counting). Then, our super cool waiter who made sure we ate all of our tomatoes. The most memorable however was a sweet lady named Barbara who told us all about her recent reunion with her college friend after 37 years. She went on to explain their friendship and we found many similarities between us – even down to the hair color and states we were from :) She expressed to us that we need to appreciate the times that we are having because they are some of the best days of our lives. Next, our other new friend (maybe not) came all the way out from the behind the chef’s window of the kitchen to let us know that he made the dish ESPECIALLY good because he knew it was for us. We chatted a bit and he made it clear that he just felt the need to give us a complement – Awww, what a nice guy. I mean can you blame him? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, just kidding ;) We finished off the night with some star gazing and a well deserved good night sleep. So thanks papa/Bob for the great night at the Cliff Dwellers lodge.
P.S. The picture of Rach is of a small "fake town" on our drive to Zion. Rachael LOOOOOOOOOOOVES fake towns such as these.
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