Ride Zion and Kolob Mountain

Today we headed out on a ride combining two area of Zion. First we headed on UT route 9 which is the road that you can drive through the park. We road all the way through to amount Carmel junction. We did this ride last time we were here and the views and twisties were so good we had to do it again.

My favorite part of the ride is the tunnel where there a few windows that you can look through and see all the great views of the rocks.

When we stopped in Mount Carmel there was a sign selling pies. Check out the picture.

We headed back the way we came and after leaving the main part of Zion we turned onto Kolob Mountain road. This road only enter Zion in a small section and hardly no one goes there. Check out the picture of the National park. The red line I drew is Kolob mountain road.

When we left the valley floor we were at about 3200 feet elevation and it was 77 degrees. We road north up the mountain to the reservoir passing through Zion and the views were stunning. The elevation at the top was 8000 feet and the temp was down to 55. The terrain also changed drastically from sandstone to alpine meadows and pine trees. We loved it although it was pretty cold. We turned around and headed home. Another awesome ride dayRead more