Cross-Country Cruisin' 2019 - Day 2

Day 2: St. George, Utah, to Zion National Park and back
Miles: 88
States: Utah

Here's Tim's entry from Day 2.

Day 2: Zion National Park (July 5)

The journey to Zion took us about an hour. I was asleep for most of it because I was awake late the night before. Once we got there, we parked in the nearest town and waited for a shuttle to come and take us to the entrance to Zion. We had gotten to the entrance when we realized we had forgotten our National Parks Passports, so they couldn’t be stamped. We got the annual pass so that we could go to any National Park for free for one year. 

We walked to the bathrooms first and passed an enormous line. I thought, “Lucky we don’t have to wait in that line.” We went to the bathrooms and headed toward the visitors center to look around. We looked around and left. We realized that the line was for the shuttle, which was the only way to get anywhere. We had to wait in the line for an hour and a half, standing in the hot sun. For some parts, it was shady. After the wait, we finally got onto the shuttle and headed toward the Zion Lodge, where we could eat. We went to the restaurant and bought (overpriced) burgers. Anna got pizza (typical Anna). After eating, we went to the bathroom and got on a shuttle. We got off at the last stop. There is an entrance to a riverside hike at the last stop. We didn’t go on the hike, but we did get into the water. It was really cold!! I eventually got used to it, though. I got completely wet. We spent 45 minutes to an hour there. When we finally got back to the shuttle stop, there was a long line again. Luckily, it wasn’t as long as the one in the beginning. We got back to the front of the park and bought a few postcards and a puzzle at the store. We left the park and headed home/hotel. We swam for 30 minutes and then left. After that, we went to bed.