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...
Oh my goodness kristi stay safe! looks really scary.
ReplyDeleteYep, it's fire season here, too. Two large blazes to the west are filling the sky with smoke.
ReplyDeleteyikes. That is so scary! Prayers for everyone to make it safely through fire season. (Before today, I never even heard the phrase "fire season".)
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ReplyDeleteOh gosh, that sounds real scary... That's one thing I'm scared of most; fire. Being so close to such a thing is something I don't need to experience...
ReplyDeleteSTay safe and even if you think the winds change; get out!! Well, don't think I need to tell you thát...
Good luck and sending prayers up there to keep you safe.
Really glad you are safe. I am so glad we don't live in any of the many fire areas. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, that is getting a little too close for comfort! Stay safe!
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