Sunday, July 5, 2015

Road trip Part 6 Zion's National Park and Las Vegas

On Friday the Rowlands drove up from Las Vegas to Zion's National Park and spent the day with us. 
We hiked up to the lower Emerald pool with them.



This is the same pregnant mule deer that Allan and I saw on our hike to lower Emerald pool the day before. It had given birth probably an hour before we got to the lower pool with the Rowlands. It was really cool to see this wonderful moment in nature. 





 We left Zion's that evening and drove to Las Vegas with the Rowlands. It is only about a 2 1/2 hour drive.

On Saturday we went bowling. 





 That afternoon we went swimming. The A/C in their condo went out Saturday morning so swimming was quite a relief from the heat.


 Aidan walking on water! :))
 Liam flying!


 On Monday we went to the Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. There are no shows here but you can watch the training they do with the dolphins.





 The white lions.
 A white tiger.


 Aidan and Liam

 Serendipity 3 ice cream shop
Liam....waiting.................for the ice cream to come.
 Allan and I ordered the Outrageous Banana split.
But we only ordered the cowards portion. It is had to imagine what the regular size looked like. 
 Kerri and Adam ordered the Forbidden Broadway Sunday 16.
Aidan and Liam helped eat both of them.
 Another afternoon in the pool. 
Aidan and Liam LOVE going to the pool.


 Aidan is a great big brother!

Road trip part 5, Zion's National Park, Springdale, Utah

We traveled to Zion's National Park on Thursday. 
We took a short bike ride (3.5 miles) on the Pa'rus trail after we arrived. 

Gorgeous scenery on our ride.
 Virgin River


 After our bike ride we rode the shuttle to Zion's lodge and did the 
Emerald Pools hike.
This is lower Emerald pool.
 At the pool and small waterfall this very pregnant mule deer was grazing on the hillside just below the trail.

 Our views as we continued our hike up to the upper Emerald pool.




 Upper Emerald Pool.