" COWS NEXT 15 MILES"

      The West has some peculiar singnage. As well as " Caution steep, curves, next 85 miles"

     Another cold morning to wake up in. Id rather wake in the cold than the hot though. Pulled off the road to catch some Z's in the Dixie National Forest.

   Today I  checked out the Bryce National Park as well as Zion national park. Bryce had some good hiking trails and scenic viewpoints, but I just wasn't in the mood to hike. I checked out the vistas. The exhibits were closed, which bothered me quite a bit. How am I going to know what to look for while exploring when I have no idea what to look for?

     I got down to Zion East entrance and the park was packed. The 14 mile trekk to the visitor center took well over an hour. The sites from the car were good enough for me at this point. The mood fell worse as I got to the visitor center and a sign reads "park in Springvale" ..really? I have to walk a couple of miles just to check out the visitor center? Oh they have a shuttle..that I have to wait for with all the traffic.

     So, I resupplied from the grocery store. Then went and ate at a local diner. After eating I promtly left the area to venture somewhere less crowded.

    I had planned to spend the entire day there. At the moment I am just trying to make plans for the next few days.

     Highway 12 was a great route. I fear routes like those will become scarce in the next couple of weeks of the journey. I don't want a repeat of the last road trip. Day upon day of traveling on flat roads with nothing but corn and barns (on the way back from CA).