Dennis and Cheryl picked us up in their Honda CRV for a trip to the Kolob Canyon section of Zion National Park. We had visited the main section of the park two years ago when we traveled with them to several of Utah's great parks.
As usual, the scenery was spectacular. The quiet and the grandeur of the place seemed to steep us in serenity, like taking a deep breath and feeling the stillness of the earth. Dennis stopped at several photo ops, and we ended up at the Timber Creek trailhead. Surrounded by towering cliffs and rock formations, we set out along the one mile round trip trail, which led to a panoramic view. We walked back down the trail and stopped at the picnic area to eat our sandwiches.
The weather was a bit changeable, with cool winds and shade chilling us at first, but then the sun came out and the weather was mild for our hike and lunch. Our timing was good, because the clouds closed in again soon afterwards.
Afterwards we went to one of the St. George city parks, Pioneer Park. Overlooking Red Hills Parkway and the city of St. George, it offers a chance to tackle a bit of rock scrambling. Dennis was the most adventurous of the group, as usual.
Then we stopped at Harmon's for some quick groceries, including strawberries on sale. Our friends dropped us off at home to rest and freshen up a bit. I took advantage of the chance to at least knock some of the bugs off the front cap that had collected over the last few days of travel. I was able to make a fair swipe using a long telescoping brush, but I was only able to reach the lower part with a microfiber cloth to get it really clean.
Then we drove over to Sun River, where Dennis and Cheryl live, to join them for a barbecue dinner. We sat on their patio and shared some cabernet and the great view. Dennis grilled the chicken breast kabobs. The zucchini and potato medley in foil went in the oven. Cheryl got the recipe from a cookbook of foil cookery she found at Camping World. Everything was delicious. Afterwards we had French vanilla ice cream with strawberries and blueberries for dessert, along with plenty of good conversation.
Our battle with the moths continues. We recorded information from the Tristar log for the last week, to try to diagnose the problem we've been having with the BMK. Ken Ulmer, New Horizons service manager, returned our call, and we told him about our ABS problem.
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