Day Six Las Vegas here we come!

After having a delicious breakfast

we were off again.

We decided to take the scenic route to Vegas

Our 3rd and final state for this trip

Crossing through the Valley of Fire

The rocks were so red, it was amazing

They say this area is prone to flash flooding.....We didn't see any water for miles

This is supposed to be a river

Where's the water?

We found it, at Hoover Dam

Two winged figures, 30 feet tall and made of bronze, 

stand on the Nevada side's approach to the dam. 

Legend has it that rubbing their toes brings good luck.

Leaving the wondrous beauty of God's Country 

 we have now arrived in the crazy world of man's creations 

I'm not sure what's going on but they gave us the key to this suite

I bid on price line and got this for under $150 a night

Jumping in the shower before they figure out they put us in the wrong room LOL

Off to dinner at BB Kings inside The Mirage Hotel

The food was yummy

We have tickets to see Terry Fator, he is the ventriloquist that won 

the first season of American's got talent  

This is Terry with his award winning puppet 

Winston The impersonating Turtle

This is the all so funny 

Vicki the Cougar

What a great show, we laughed so hard, yet he had some very moving moments

After walking the strip for an hour or so, dogging thousands of people,

 we headed back to our luxury suite at 

The Palazzo

I know you are thinking "Your in Vegas, you can't go to bed"

Well we can, our suite is amazing so we are going to go hang out in 

our room and maybe watch one of our 3 TV's or open our electric curtains

with a great view of the strip.

Tomorrow we will conquer Vegas

Night 

Day Five Bryce Canyon & Zion Canyon

Kathie was up early again searching for the Sunrise, when to her surprise 

she found a real cowboy bring out his horses.

After breakfast we were off to hike the Queens Garden in Bryce Canyon

This is how we had to hike down into the Queens Garden

About half way down looking back up at the sky

Sign says " End of Trail "

Yea right!

Which means we made it to the bottom.  

Crap, now we have to climb back up

What an amazing view

Up, Up, Up 

We made it back to the top

Ya right, give me 5

We took a drive to see the rest of Bryce Canyon.

 Stopping at points like Ponderosa Point (Elv. 8904)

Natural Bridge

Busy morning, Now we are off to Zion Canyon

But first lunch at the Thunderbird Restaurant

On our way we had to stop and see the llama's grazing on the side of the road

Time to find another trail to hike

First we did a short 1/2 mile walk following the river from Weeping Rock to Hidden Canyon

Then we walked down to the Narrows (another mile)

It was beautiful but, we were tired

Taking time to rest our weary feet in the ice cold water

After that we found another trail going to Emerald Pool's so off we went for another 1/2 mile trek 

As it was getting dusk the deer started coming down to the creek 

As we were heading towards "Seven Wives B&B" 

Sue saw her first ever apple tree!!  How exciting

The Sun Setting

The Moon Rising

Good Night All!

Day Four Grand Canyon North Rim

Kathie made it out early this morning to see this beautiful sunrise at Angel's Point

(Sue is the designated driver so she go to sleep in)

Kathie came back, had a hard time finding the right cabin,  When she finally knocked on the right door she got Sue up and going.  Then we took off for breakfast at the lodge.  Along the way we saw this cute and noise chipmunk.

Then we took another stroll around the North Rim

We found another rare critter "Mountain Short-horned Lizard"

Driving along a quiet hwy you never imagine looking over and seeing where Santa has been boarding his reindeer for the summer, right here off of Hwy 89 in Utah.  

We stopped for lunch and had an Elk burger at this cowboy roadside restaurant

Utah here we come

As we have been traveling, we have seen many, many road side stands run by Indians.  When we were entering Utah we saw this small table full of hand made sandstone formations sitting by the road.  All that was there was a drop box to pay for what you wanted.  What a deal!  

Heading to Bryce Canyon we pass through Dixie National Forest/Red Canyon.

After arriving at our hotel we headed into Bryce Canyon looking for unique hoodoos which radiate with color especially during sunrise and sunset.

We found the Queens Garden, which was so miraculous that we are planning to hike the trail tomorrow.

Now the sun is starting to set

As we drive further into the canyon, we see the sun setting to our right and the moon rising on our left.

This is the time of day animals venture out

Back out of the canyon, while we wait for a dinner table we visited Old Bryce Town

For dinner we both had fresh Rainbow Trout. YUMMMM!

Time for bed.  Sunrise will come early.