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We got up and met for our complimentary breakfast at our Hotel. Proceeded to leave Hurricane at 7:15. Was a long drive today, 620 miles. Frank and Lloyd traded off driving but was brutal through the mountains. Lots of traffic and winding roads up and down the mountains. We went through Utah on highway 15 to 1-70, we saw Delano Peak and snow from yesterday. It was in the 40’s until Colorado then dropped in the 30’s.  We stopped in Fruita for lunch at  Strayhorn Grill. Was delicious! Another good pick from Frank.  We drove through the Book of Cliffs, Fishlake National Forest,White River and we saw a dam through the mountains and lots of snow in Vail and Copper mountain. It was snowing and we saw lots of  skiers coming down the mountains.  We arrived at our La Quinta in Denver at 5:45. Got settled and Frank found Ted’s Montana Grill to go to. We once had one at the Legends, but they closed. They are known for bison meat. I had chicken, Frank, Lloyd and Cindy had sm...

 We meet at 8:30 for our complementary breakfast at our Hotel. Left at 9:15 for the park. We drove 20 miles to entrance of the park. So happy we had a park pass from last year. We saw signs that parking lots were full but continued into the park . Frank decided to drive the Zion Mount Carmel Highway since no parking spots to be found. Was beautiful scenery all the way and we went through a mile long tunnel. We then turned around and went back to find parking to take the buses up. The bus had 6 stops. We decided to go to the top, then stop on the way down. Temple of Sinawava was the top.  We walked about a half mile took some pictures of the streams.And walked back to get on the bus and discovered each stop required hiking to see anything. The men do not like to hike, so it was a BUST. So we rode the bus back down to the entrance of the park then had to get on another one to get to our car. The buses were packed. Got to stand up all the way, on the way down we found seats....

 We left our rooms at Luxor at 9 am. Guys went to checkout so I volunteered for a Starbucks run. I stood in line 25 minutes, 20 people in front of me. A nice man behind started a conversation, heard all about him and Luxor’s deterioration over the years. Guess he has been coming a lot. Was looking for Cindy and he asked who I was looking for, told him my sister and our husbands were checking out, so no more conversation after that.  We enjoyed Luxor, an older Hotel but clean and friendly. Our  rooms were in the pyramid on the 17th floor. Elevators were interesting being at a slant. Lloyd said they worked like the arch in St Louis.  We ended up stopping at Chick-fil-A for breakfast. Was good as always. Onward  to Zion, 2 hours 151 miles. Our hotel is in Hurricane Utah , a Comfort Inn. Too early to check in so we decided to head to the park. We ended up at the Kolob Canyon, it was a 20 minute drive up. We saw beautiful scenic mountains.  Headed back to Hurric...

We got up and met the Wilsons at 8:30 for breakfast at the Luxor. Food was very good but $22 for two eggs, three strips of bacon and some toast is ridiculous. Add another $5 for coffee. We drove around to explore. Drove down Las Vegas Blvd. heading toward the stratosphere. Was thinking of going up it again (we did years ago for $5 each) but $22 each dollars just to go up  was a little too pricey for us.   We are going to see Shin Lim tonight at the Palazzo so we needed to scope out where to park for the show. Saw Trump tower, Circus Circus, Winn etc. drove very close to The Sphere. Ended up at the Bellagio. It has beautiful flowers everywhere. Took some picks of an area that was beautiful.  Cindy and I ended up playing video poker at the bar. Once again they comp'ed Frank and Lloyd’s drinks. We played awhile and ended up losing nothing. We continued to walk around found a new poker machine where you play lots of hands at once but we both lost $20. We walked outside and en...

We got up and went for local fare,  Foodies was good for breakfast. I had a veg omelet, Frank had eggs and bacon, Cindy and Lloyd had French toast   Said it was very crispy on the outside. I failed to get pictures. You know I am new to this.  So we left the Red Feather lodge at 9 am. Onward to Vegas on Route 66 (I-40). Drove by way of Kingman, Arizona.  Saw many more wind turbines - it was flat for awhile then we went through the McCullough Mountains. Drove by Hoover dam but couldn't see anything but power lines because of new roads and high side walls. Thought I saw water but ended up being solar panels. Tricking my eyes.  Made it to Vegas in 4:50 minutes. Drove 273 miles today. First stop Stitchers Paradise.  Cindy got some things and I bought her a pattern for her to make for me. He, He! They were very friendly gave us ideas for lunch and ended up driving to a new Casino not too far away. The casino was named Durango. Was very nice and new. They had a co...

Today we started the morning at McDonald’s with coffee and biscuits. We can tell we are in a tourist spot. $8.79 for a egg and cheese biscuit. Big Macs are $12 for the sandwich only, (we didn't buy one). We headed to the park at 8:30. There was a line but was only 10-15 minutes long. We drove the Desert View drive on 64 highway, 22 very scenic miles. We stopped 4 or 5 times to see very awesome views of the canyon. There was a tower at one spot, but an hour and a half wait to go up in it, so we passed.  One stop was a National Historic Landmark Hallowed Ground. On June 30th, 1956  a TWA Super Constellation and DC-7 collided midair (over the canyon) and killed 128 passengers. It was the deadliest crash in American commercial aviation history at the time. The spot is called Temple Chura Buttes. After it happened, congress created the FAA to increase air safety.  We also stopped at Tusyan ruins that was sort of a bust except I got a pair of earrings. A lot of people sell earr...