Since returning to St. George from Surprise, it’s been nice just not doing much of anything except walk Max 2-6 times a day. And eat stuff. Thinking we should do something else, we decided to take a trip to Zion. We didn’t stop on the way past when getting to this neck of the woods although one of our goals was to see all of the national parks in Utah. Skipping Zion wasn’t in the plan because we really just didn’t want to do anything but sit around. And eat stuff.
Then the light clicked after a couple of idle days and Diane suggested we should go there and wondered what I thought. Not usually being the one who had an opportunity to direct the course of our day, I was at a loss for words. Silence prevailed as my mind whirled because of this uncommon event. I apparently blacked out right then and must have uttered a convincing “OK” because when my senses returned Diane was busy making sandwiches for the trip.
So, we went to Zion.
It was a good choice. The only negative aspect of the trip was a repeat of the first time we visited Zion back in the 70’s; there was absolutely no place to park at the visitor center and all the roads were lined on both sides with people parked illegally. Diane made a few passes through the parking lots we encountered but every spot was filled. So, we headed deeper into the park to see what we could from the car. OK. It’s a truck. We drive a truck. I’m not sure why we call it a car. Doesn’t make sense, does it?
As we climbed the walls of the canyon, headed for the only way out, Diane spied an empty spot where she could stop the truck on the edge of a very steep cliff that was totally out of the oncoming traffic lane. Max was happy about that.
I had the forethought to ensure we had foldable chairs in the truck so we were able to sit on the edge of this cliff while we ate our sandwiches. It was actually very nice there nibbling on our sandwiches, looking at the incredible scenery right in front of us. I took lots of photos and will stick them in here when I find them. I think I may have solved the mystery of how to extract photos from my iPhone and plant them somewhere in the memory of my new Windows computer.
It’s not really a Windows Computer. It’s a Hewlett Packard computer that runs Windows 11 and it’s a real challenge for me. For the past 13 years I’ve been using an Apple computer to do this stuff but, as previously reported, it failed me just because I accidentally spilled a little milk on the keyboard. OK, I spilled most of a cup of milk on the keyboard. It was a mess and the old laptop decided to punish me by disallowing random keys to work properly. It’s kinda hard to write coherent sentences when the “m”, “6”, and “7” keys won’t do anything. I realize that just those three keys shouldn’t have caused me so much grief but when I’m typing at a good clip and hit one of them, and they don’t work, I get frustrated and totally lose my train of thought. The only solution was to shun my Apple computer and replace it with a Windows unit about which I knew very little. It was a challenge I couldn’t refuse. It made sense at the time.
Anyway, I fiddled with Apple vs. Windows protocol until I coaxed a few photos to migrate from my phone to the -new computer. Seeing that happen made me happy so I went to other areas of my multitasking computer and just let the photos run. After a while I got curious about the photos progression and checked. The migration was up to over 20K photos and only 60K to go. Yes, I have over 80K photos on my iPhone. Makes me curious, too. Why in the world does anyone need to have that many photos on their phone? The only reason I can think of is it’s an obsession. I’m a sick puppy and need help figuring this out. Maybe it’s not an obsession because I spend time looking at old photos. It’s enjoyable to see what our kids looked like 40-50 years ago.
Sorry about that detour.
Zion was beautiful, even if it was seen from a moving car. We drove all the way to the top, through the 1+ mile long tunnel that was carved through the edge of a mountain. We drove it that first visit, too, but it was from the top down. Very creepy. When we got to the top, and computed how far we’d have to go to get back to the RV, Diane turned around and we got in the line to go back through the tunnel. We were second in line when the line started and learned that an ambulance was on its way to rescue an injured hiker.
When the ambulance arrived we were allowed to head on down so we could return ‘home’. We stopped in Hurricane so Max could run free in a nice dog park they have. It’s really nice and he had a great time. Only one other dog showed up to play with him and he ignored her. Spent pretty much all his time smelling every inch of fencing, every rock and tree, and bush instead. Making friends wasn’t on his itinerary.
Once back to St. George, we stopped at a pizza joint and got a pizza for dinner. Diane did a marvelous job of squeezing that truck into a small parking place, then unsqueezing it to get back on the road. Pretty tricky. Makes me proud.
Now it’s bedtime. We leave in the morning and plan to spend tomorrow night in Beatty, Nevada.
See you later.