After waking up a little later than normal (9AM), we started our day off with breakfast at the hotel. We decided to go back to the Strip for one last drive by and also to stop to see M&M World. It is so funny to see what sights you see during the day while walking down the Strip.
We didn't get the chance to drive by the famous Las Vegas sign on the Strip, but this one will suffice.
We didn't stay too long. We still had a long way to go today. Our plan was to drive north into Utah, drive the scenic route East of Cedar City through the Dixie National Forest and Bryce Canyon Area, then travel back north to Interstate 70 to take us into Colorado. We hoped to reach Grand Junction, just across the state line to spend the night.
Today was such a beautiful day (everyday we've had has been beautiful so far...not a drop of rain) and we were blessed to be able to view so many of God's creations. From the forests, to the valley's, to rivers and snow covered mountain tops. Utah is such a beautiful state and we got to see so much of it today.
Shortly before we crossed the border into Utah, near St. George, we happened on a little spot called Virgin River. Daniel said he'd love to know how that water felt. So we found a great little place to stop and hike down to the water. The water was cold but felt good as it was HOT out there!
From there, we entered Utah, into St. George and then traveled up to Cedar City where we fueled up and ate lunch. We turned onto the scenic byway which would take us through the Dixie National Forest and around the Red Canyon, Bryce Canyon area and Escalante National Monument.
We traveled up to the top of the large mountains where there was snow still on the ground. The temperature dropped to 58 degrees. We got out and played in the snow for a bit. It was beautiful. And the air was so clean and pure. It was easy to breathe. And the smell of the cedar trees was amazing too.
As we came down the mountain, so did the streams created by the melting snow.
More about the rest of the scenic bypass in the next post.
Beautiful pictures :))
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