Good morning Green River! Jen’s the first up. She and Jackie decide to venture out and explore all the glory that Green River has to offer. Okay, not really. They set out to find Jackie a toothbrush in this charming yet desolate trucker town. Green River does have a spectacular backdrop for a glorious sunrise!
We decided to skip the free breakfast at our budgetel and have a trucker’s delight at the local gas station/Burger King, yum! Tummies and tank full we hit the road and got out of dodge, we mean Green River.
To “the Promise Land” we go…this road was different from any other we had taken. There were curves and bumps just like all the others, but the view and climate had drastically changed to canyon/desert. The road to Zion was just as beautiful as we would see in the actual national park.
San Rafael Reef
A nice roadside stop was “Fort Zion” along the Virgin River. Jackie and Jen ended up in “Virgin Jail” and Magda robbed the bank next door!
Once we got to Zion we realized we were very unprepared to go hiking, but we decided to give it a try anyway!
No description of Zion is necessary; please see all the beautiful photos below:
Jen's taking a drink of Zion's water fall
As we left Zion we stopped at the Cracker Barrel for dinner and had some homemade comfort food! Chicken fried steak, fried okra, biscuits and gravy, roasted chicken and stuffing!
After dinner we were driving and apparently none of us knew our geography because the next thing we saw was now entering “Arizona” sign. What?! We were only in Arizona for about 15 minutes until we crossed into Nevada, whew!
After leaving “the Promise Land” these 3 girls were well prepared for “Sin City!” The MGM was very gracious in upgrading us to a Premier Suite and we spent 2 wonderful days at the end of our road trip across country lounging in the lap of luxury…
Next Stop: Los Angeles, CA...Home sweet home!
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