Day 1--Zion Canyon

Today was the first day of our "Winter Vacation". We have never done this before, so we were excited to go some place where there will be snow. Dan drove about 550 miles today! We left at 5am all packed and ready to go. Our final destination for the day was our hotel by Bryce Canyon. Along the way, we stopped at Zion Canyon. We had a little picnic lunch, and went on a few short hikes. We went to the Weeping Rock--it constantly "cries", and you walk behind it, into a cave. We also went on a short hike along the river. Dan decided to see how cold it was and waded across it! (The rest of the family was wise enough to stay out!) We then went through the tunnel towards Bryce, and went on a great hike up, and over a ridge to see the other side of the canyon. It was a brisk 45 degrees out. Then it was back in the car towards Bryce. Along the way, we saw some buffalo--don't see that every day. So far a great start to our vacation.

At the "Weeping Rock"

The Hikers