Southern Utah in the Fall

Nearly 35 years ago, Dad and I honeymooned in Southern Utah. We watched "Where the Red Fern Grows" at a theater in St. George one night. After a stop at Bryce Canyon, we stayed over in Panguitch, Utah. We got in a little late, and after checking in, we walked down to Henrie's Drive-In. We ordered tacos when tacos weren't a staple on every fast food menu. They were the greasiest things we'd ever seen, but being young and close to starvation, we ate them anyway.

On this trip to St. George, we did a loop through the mountains around Cedar City and saw some beautiful fall color. The route took us through Panguitch, and amazingly, Henrie's is still around (just like us!). We couldn't resist a picture of ourselves in front of such a memorable piece of real estate some 34 and a half years later.

By the way, no tacos on the menu. We shared a milk shake instead. And didn't get sick this time!

Here are a couple of pics from our drive, including some of the wildlife we saw very close to the road.



We also took three nice long bike rides. The best was up through the main canyon in Zions. I started at the intersection and rode six miles to the top - Mom started at Zion's Lodge and rode four miles to the top. Then we went all the way down to the visitor's center, about 8 miles down. The park was extremely crowded (we had to park in town) but with the shuttle system we had the road to our selves. Majestic and awe inspiring to have that canyon surround you! Wish we had a photo of us speeding down (or chugging up) the canyon, but this is us at Cedar Breaks which looks a little like parts of Zion.