May 11& 12 Zion to Las Vegas

Well, we went from a warm sunny day to a night of wind and rain. The trailer was rocking and it wasn't coming from the bedroom!
It was 38 outside and sleet was coming down. Visibility was low but we what we could see of the mountains had snow .
Everything high tech started to malfunction. My wi-fi adaptor in the " cantenna" shorted out from the rain so our Internet didn't work ,there is no cell phone reception ,and when I tried to turn on the camera and it just kept zooming in and out and telling me to restart which I did 20 times to no avail.
Here we are in Zion Canyon, no visibility and no camera, and no communication.

I took the laptop to the office and plugged into their network and Googled my camera problem . The consensus was to bang it on something hard and hope for the best. I did this, gently at first and nothing changed .Thinking I have nothing to lose, I banged it hard on the tile floor and ,voila,the camera came to life! Usually smacking sensitive electronic devices on the floor would not seem to be the best option but it worked.

There are allot of hummingbirds around. They hover over the river and dart around . I opened the trailer door once and had one staring me in the face from a foot away!

I spoke to some motorcyclists,travelling south, covered in balaclavas and looking frozen, they said that in Bryce,where we had been yesterday,there was 2 in. of snow and it was 28 degrees.  Glad we left when we did.Wouldn't want to be dragging the trailer in the snow!

By noon the rain and sleet stopped and the sun came out , so I headed out to the canyon. Karen had had enough of scenic rocks , it's more my thing, and decided to stay back with Mickey. The only way to see the park is by shuttle and no dogs are allowed.

The shuttle is very well done, there is one every 7 or 8 minutes so you can get out at any of the stops to hike or take pictures and then get on the next one coming by.The whole trip without getting out is about an hour.

In one shot you can see the snow on the top of the peaks.


We had dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Springdale and spent a much quieter night in the trailer.

This morning  May 12, was clear and sunny and we headed out to Vegas.
The drive is about 3 hours, the first half is though more canyons then you are back into the desert.

Until now , Gladys, our GPS, has been performing admirably but her instructions to take us to the Oasis RV park took us in the wrong direction. After twice around  the wrong block, we soon found where we were supposed to be and checked in about 12:30. It's a nice place, expensive, $50 a night, but it's on the south end of the strip and has a great pool and restaurant.
We did a little shopping then enjoyed the 80 degree weather by the pool. Big difference from yesterday!
Tomorrow , after some more lounging, we will visit with our niece , Kathy .