Skiing — Park City, Utah — Back on the road — driving from Park City to Zion National Park, Utah

Next stop, Zion National Park, Utah

February 2015

Yesterday we finished skiing Park City with a great final day at Solitude. And we now needed to head back south to Las Vegas. But on the way, we would spend the night at Zion National Park and get in some hiking.

As I expected and hoped, it was a great drive to Zion — I enjoy a good road trip in the US.

Leaving Park City, Utah — it snowed!

On our last morning in Park City, we woke to snow. There was no snow all week, apart from a light dusting on day 3, and as we came to leave, it was throwing down big wet snowflakes.

Automatic Lights — friend or foe?

One of the problems with a rental car is you are never sure how it works.

We had to cope with snow for our drive to Zion National Park. No problem, we thought, but the lights on the car did prove to be a bit of a challenge.

We wanted them on.

And, as we were driving along, the headlights seemed to turn off. The car decided it was light enough not to have lights, but we wanted them on.

The lights seemed to turn on and off randomly. We couldn’t work out what was going on from inside the car. When the dashboard was bright, did that mean the lights were on or off? We had no option but to pull over and get out of the car to check.

So much for modern technology making life easier and safer.

The Drive to Zion National Park

We had a week of clear blue skies in Park City, and for our drive to Zion National Park, we started in snow. And with the snow and the weather, we got spectacular views.

The snow gave way to rain, then light rain, and then finally, we were back in the sunshine.

There were some fantastic roads on the way, and because we took some minor back routes (we had a slightly eccentric GPS in the car), we got to see some great little towns.

Coffee stop at Mom's Café, 10 E Main St, Salina, UT

Our eccentric satnav took us through Salina, UT, where we decided to stop for coffee at Mom’s Café.

The café had some locals in the corner going over town gossip. The pies looked good. The coffee was the cheapest I had found on the trip at $1.25 per cup. The coffee was OK; not the best coffee in the world, but it worked.

Interesting looking small town.

Back on the road

The scenery was fantastic.

And it just got better and better as we approached Zion National Park.

Finally, we arrived at the park, and it was worth the long drive — a wonderful place.