Monday, May 17, 2010

Great Basin/Zion National Parks

Arrived at Great Basin NP Saturday about 4:00pm. Camped at Lower Lehman Campground for 2 nights. Due to remote location or towering mountains there was no reception. We drove up to Mather Lookout - elevation 8500 feet! Incredible views. The campsite was at 7300 feet,
so Ken was limited in physicality and didn't do the Lehman Cave tour. I did the 90 minute tour and it's a beautiful cave - the guide said it is
the third most "decorated" cave in the US - the 1st being in Virginia and the 2nd in Texas. Decorated meaning the amount of stalactites,
stalagmites, "shields" and various cave features. Left Monday at 8:15am and arrived at Zion at about 2:00 - campgrounds full!! Staying
one nite just outside the park in a private RV park, having reserved a space in Zion for tomorrow night before heading on to Bryce Canyon.

1 comment:

  1. Whatz up? Did you get lost? Where the hell are ya? Blog baby blog!
    EKL

    ReplyDelete