Catherine and I did a lot of driving and sightseeing today. We left Las Vegas around 11 pacific and headed up I-15 to Salt Lake City. On our way, we were lucky enough to pass through Arizona. The northern tip was gorgeous! Instead of pulling over on the interstate and taking pictures of the rock formations and mountains, I began taking pictures through the sunroof and window of Catherine's car. Amazingly enough, I think I am better at taking pictures through a window at 70 mph than I am when I'm standing still! The pictures don't do the landscape justice, but I tried!
After a disapointing visit to the Nevada welcome center yesterday (who knew that anything closed in Nevada before 7?), Catherine and I were determined to visit the Utah Welcome Center. We picked up some hotel coupons and some maps to some of the National Parks in the area. The northern tip of Zion National Park was just off of I-15, so we decided to stop. We were rewarded with some of the most beautiful rock formations and landscapes that I've ever seen! It's easy to see why the Mormon's named the area Zion. It really looks like it could be the city of God. The views were breathtaking! Something interesting about the area is that there are mountains very similar to the mountains in North Carolina. We had amazing geologic formations on one side and NC mountains on the other!
Utah has a varied landscape. There are rock formations and plains that back up to very large mountains. The further into Utah we drove, the larger the mountains became. We began seeing snow on the tips mountains and temperature began to drop. Something interesting that I've noticed about Utah is that Utahn's like to put the first letter of their town's name on the closest mountain to their town. We saw P's, E's, H's and all kinds of other letters. I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I have enjoyed Utah. I really didn't know what to expect and I have loved every minute that we've spent driving through the country! I can see why people want to live here.
Catherine and I pulled into Salt Lake City at about 9 pm mountain time and checked into our hotel. I'm so excited about my tour of Family Dollar's tomorrow! I'm driving around with one of our fantastic District Managers tomorrow and then Catherine and I are heading for Wyoming.
2 comments:
Hi Kathryn!
It sounds like you guys are having a great time. The pictures you have posted are beautiful! I can't wait to hear how your FD tour went with the DM. Enjoy and be safe!
What a great idea to blog about your trip! Do you mind if I borrow the idea for our trip out west this summer? :) Wonderfully written, I can't wait to read what stupendous adventure you girls have next.
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