The drive to Southern Utah was beautiful!
We had lunch in Fillmore at The Garden of Eat'n!
As it was late in the afternoon we decided to drive to Kolob Canyons which is actually part of Zion National Park but is in the very north and can only be accessed a little south of Cedar City.
The main attraction is the Finger Canyons and they were amazing!
Here is the drive in--love the red road!
The next three pictures are of the Finger Canyons panorama but a camera can only capture one third at a time, so try putting them together to get an idea of the view we had!
We went on a mile hike at the Overlook area where we had spectacular views of the Canyons!
"Kolob" means "star closest to heaven"
and we felt like we were in heaven!
P.S. Earlier in the day we stopped at Cove Fort, a church historical site, and took a tour. Thirty couples serve as missionaries there during the summer. Although never used as a fort for defense, it was a post office, telegraph office and way station for travelers. President Hinckley's grandfather built the fort and was in charge of it for many years. His father, Bryant, grew up here.
