Rest Day in St George, Utah

Today was a rest day for us and we chose to do different things.  Dana and her mom Fran drove to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and had a spectacular day.  Lisa rode her bike through Zion National Park.  Steve and I had planned to hike the Narrows in Zion but they were closed due to flash flooding last night and anticipated flash flooding again tonight, so we hiked up to the Emerald Pools in Zion which couldn't have been more beautiful.  Fran's kitties stayed in the air conditioned RV for the day and Mo went to the Doggy Dude Ranch (http://www.doggyduderanch.com/), a wonderful dog kennel - when we went to pick up Mo at the end of the day he was in the swimming pool with a new friend!  A great day was had by all!

Towards the end of our time in Zion Steve and I decided to walk down the River Path at the end of the shuttle ride through the park.  As we were coming back we saw a rattlesnake being "stalked" by a squirrel who was happily wagging his tail.  The rattler seemed pretty "non-plussed" and wasn't particularly concerned about the people stopping to watch.  I just hope the squirrel didn't attack the snake!  It appeared the squirrel just thought it had a new playmate.

Falls at Lower Emerald Pools

Zion peak