Part 11 - A Window with a View!

We quietly rolled out of Zion National Park and made our way south heading for Flagstaff, AZ and route I-40. Back down route 9, onto 59, 89A and the longest stretch, 89South to I-40 east.

We had no idea of what we were about to see along the way. The mountains, mesas and sandstone along the way was incredible. The elevation varied up and down as we made our way over, down, across and beside some of the most beautiful scenery you can imagine. Most of the routes we took are designated scenic, and without a doubt, they are.

Along the routes there are only a few "pull-outs" to stop and admire the views. We were also trying to make time. Pat became the "official" photographer for this leg of the trip. She found herself twisting and turning in her chair taking in all of the glory before and around us.

Coming down from the mountains we met a road working crew making road repairs. For the second time, we drove over packed down asphalt rather than what we're used to in New England. It was loose stone with asphalt mixed in but packed down by driving over it! Well, we had to drive through the freshly applied stone bed at really slow speed and you could hear the stones pecking away at the undercarriage. We were the lead vehicle and when we finally got to the good road, drivers behind us made a bee line to get ahead of us. One of them got us! We now have a 3/8" chip in our driver side windshield. Grrrrrr! At least it's on the extreme left of the glass and should not be problematic for an inspection.

Anyway, let's hope that's our only problem along the way.

Enough said, here was the view from our windshield...

These are but a few of the vistas we passed. Tired from driving and trying to enjoy the beauty we were surrounded by, we settled in for the evening only to witness a broken cloudy sunset.

What a fitting way to end a long day! The photo on the right is the red of the setting sun reflecting off of very distant clouds. (Click on the photos to blow them up.)