{"id":2182,"date":"2010-02-27T00:48:21","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T05:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghislaindemers.com\/ramblingthree\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2010-02-27T00:48:21","modified_gmt":"2010-02-27T05:48:21","slug":"zion-national-park-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghislaindemers.com\/ramblingthree\/?p=2182","title":{"rendered":"Zion National Park, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Virgin River in Zion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a bit cold when we visited Zion, but we were able to drive all the way through the park whereas in the summer, only the shuttle is available.<\/p>\n

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Even the roads are a deep red.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cliffs are so amazingly high, my eyes got tired of looking.<\/p>\n

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Wild turkeys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Not too shy deer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We saw some wild turkeys across the river and then some deer when we stopped to do the river walk. Morgane found a nice rock to climb up and slide down. The hike was flat, but we were pretty tired by the time we got back to the van.<\/p>\n

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The river, further up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Morgane sliding down her rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It started out clearer, then the fog and snow moved in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The drive out of the park via the east entrance was exhilarating. First we started to climb and then we drove through the tunnel that was built in the 30s. There are not lights inside the tunnel, but there are holes in the walls that act like windows, letting light in.<\/p>\n

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A mysterious hole turned out to be one of the tunnel's windows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A shorter tunnel after the long one. Falling snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was a lot of snow as we drove past the petrified sand dunes and out of the park. We decided it would be better to head south to the four corners area than to visit Bryce Canyon with so much snow around.<\/p>\n

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Snow near the eastern park entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was a bit cold when we visited Zion, but we were able to drive all the way through the park whereas in the summer, only the shuttle is available. The cliffs are so amazingly high, my eyes got tired of looking. We saw some wild turkeys across the river and then some deer when … <\/p>\n

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