Lots of new stuff today. One of the major highlights was witnessing a pair of wild bighorns in the canyons of Zion National Forest, which is about an hour and a half's drive southeast of Cedar City. The goal was actually to spend time in a section of the canyons of Zion, but the only outlet for private cars in the park was a road leading out, through a 1.1 mile tunnel. Only buses were allowed to ferry people on that northern trail of Zion.
Eventually I didn't make it to those canyons, but viewing the sheep compensated for that. (I had planned a trip to Bighorn Canyon in Montana to get a glimpse of bighorns, but that won't be necessary!) What also made up for that shortfall was the trip through Kobol Canyons, which is about 30 miles northwest from the entrance of Zion. Early evening sunshine brought out the deep red hue of the canyon, which was spectacular, and with not a cloud in the sky.
After two days in Cedar City, tomorrow's trip is Grand Canyon. And after that hopefully a venture to Monument Valley.
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