The last week or so has been wonderful. Day after day sunshine bathes the majestic white, grey, and orange cliff-like mountains that surround us. The architect of this beautiful environment, the Virgin river, is clear and running quickly as she continues to sculpt the ever changing landscape. This is truly a beautiful time of year. Each day increases the autumn yellows and reds on the endless string of cottonwoods that line the river banks and fill in the small valleys.
We enjoyed a meal at Oscars Mexican restaurant again last night. Then it was to the pub for Sunday night football. What a game as the Colts edged the Broncos in the final seconds.
However we lost track of time and when we got to the bus stop it was 10:05. The last bus for the campsite left at 9:00. It looked like a very cool 2 mile walk to Frankie and the campsite.
Under the stars and almost full moon, the walk seemed to be rather nice at first; but we were not dressed for the cold of a desert night. There was no traffic down the Main Street for minutes at a time.
When The first car did come by, I jumped into the street and tried hitching a ride with no success. Minutes later and feeling more cold, I tried again and as Luck would have it we were picked up! I was surprised to get picked up late at night on a deserted downtown street! But this is Zion and Springdale.
It took the driver a few minutes to organize his car so we could squeeze in around the pillows and large oil painting, but we forced my door closed and headed on.
To our surprise he was a young Veterinarian from Vegas. He was nice enough to drive us out of his way and right to our campsite! I will buy a lotto ticket today!
Since we are waiting on delivery of our new solar panel, today is another "enjoy the sun and location, and do a hike day".
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