Visitor Center sign in Zion National Park My husband recently re-retired, and we are front-loading travel. My #AtoZChallenge posts this year will explore our adventures--some pre-retirement, some post. Today's location: Zion National Park in Utah. Zion is a bit of a shibboleth. People from outside of Utah (or those who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) tend to pronounce Zion as "ZIE-on." Locals (or tourists who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) use more of a schwa sound, pronouncing Zion to rhyme with lion. However you choose to pronounce it, it is an amazing, beautiful national park and has some amazing hikes. The last time my husband and I visited Zion National Park, we entered from the east, and traveled through the mile-long Zion-Mt. Carmel tunnel. It is an engineering marvel, completed in the 1920s. Before we passed through the tunnel, though, we spotted a group of bighorn sheep, including some babies...
Such sweet photos. Drexel is very handsome.
ReplyDeleteDrexel and Dee are sweet!
ReplyDeleteHow cute!! Happy Birthday to your little brother. :0)
ReplyDeleteI love lab puppies. We had one when I was a teen. Very sweet. Good pictures!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos! Thanks for sharing on The Creative HomeAcre Hop!
ReplyDeleteHope to see you again this Sunday!
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