Day 18 & Day 19, April 18 and 19, 2006 No online access for two days as we are in an RV Park in the "Ruby's Inn" complex of lodging, restaurant, diner, RV park, general store, post office, gas station and nearly any other facility you can imagine, a near-monopoly just outside the Bryce Canyon National Park. We traveled here yesterday from Vegas through some very scenic country beginning in Mesquite, NV, another boomtown on I-15, then on Utah 9 through Zion National Park.
Wonderfully clear weather both days. Last night it was very cold here at Ruby's, down to 19 degrees, so we had to use the cabin heater and we were comfy warm. The slide valve froze in the holding tank. Fortunately it was shut (otherwise it would have run free when it thawed, and if we were traveling, that would not be a good thing!) so that when it thawed later in the day's bright sunshine, I was able to dump waste this evening.
I'm glad we decided to stay here two nights because we spent a full afternoon in Bryce, so far the most beautiful park we've seen. We drove the 18 mile length and back and stopped a dozen times at the various sites for incredible photos on a bright blue day. I uploaded them to the laptop, so as to be able to include a couple here. Bryce is magnificent with its hoodoos, the tall multicolored spires that are everywhere you look. The stop-view sites allow you to get up close to some of these beautiful structures. Both Carol and I could not stop clicking the magnificent vistas.
I expect it to be well below freezing again tonight, so we'll probably have some holding tank freezing again. The fresh water system is fine because all the plumbing for that is within the heated space and I have a fresh water tank heater should I need it. We'll leave tomorrow, Thursday, and stay somewhere near Salt Lake City before heading toward Yellowstone on Friday. We grilled a steak for supper which was quite good, although the evening was cool and breezy.
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