Virgin River Canyon to Moab

3/9/2018

From Death Valley we decided that we would like to see Zion National Park again.  Four years ago on our first visit it was rainy and cloudy.  Not too good for hiking and pictures.  Down stream frm Zion where the Virgin River flows through a narrow canyon, there is a gorgeous campground run by BLM.  There arer no hook-ups but the paved road loops and sites are roomy. 

 There are trails from the campground down to the river.  The surrounding canyon walls are quite colorful.

 We stayed two days.  The Verizon cellular signal was fairly strong.

We checked out of the campground on March 9th intending to find a boondocking site just outside Zion NP.  We found a nice site near Carmel Junction, UT.

However, there was no cellular service. We drove back toward Kanab, UT where there was good LTE service where I could download the days email and take care of some bills.  After getting the online chores done, I discovered that rain was predicted for the Zion area for the next two days. Rather than have a repeat of our 2014 rainy visit to Zion, we decided to break camp and go on toward Moab. We were also concerned that the site where we parked might become a sea of mud.  By ten o'clock that evening we reached Richfield, Utah.  After consuming some late evening Kentucky Chicken, we parked for the evening at the local Walmart.  We joined three other RVs already parked there.  Two more rigs showed up during the night. It was quiet and a pleasant night's sleep after a long days drive.

 The next morning we made the drive to Moab arriving shortly after noon.  I-70 east from Richfield is very picturesque.  These photos are typical of the the slick rock and sandstonecanyon topography in southern Utah. 

 

After checking in to OK RV park in Moab, we planned to hike the next day to Delicate Arch in nearby Arches NP.  Lots of photos to follow this posting.