(It's worth clicking the pics to enlarge them.)
You'd be amazed at how slippery that red mud is. My truck literally slid sideways all the way down the shoulder. After a nice man stopped to pull me out, it looked like this...
After realizing that I missed a turn and our 45 minute drive turned into 2.5 hours, we ended up at Zion's, here...
Only to be informed that there had been an avalanche and we couldn't get through. We'd have to wait an hour...
So, we pulled over to change the baby here, where we found out that a 20 month old child can indeed pull a vehicle out of park. I was forced to dive in the passenger side door and hand operate the foot brake, which was still muddy from the aforementioned truck-stuck event.
After eating a bad buffalo burger meal (never feel comfortable if the person at a restaurant says they are operating on limited supplies and a tight budget) we finally got through...
And it was worth the wait!
Finally home after a LONG day...
4 comments:
Great photos! You were lucky to (a) see Zion in the snow (b) Experience getting stuck in the clay (been there)(c) See an avalanche in Zion (not a common site) (d)Live through it all with a 20 month old at the wheel. Great fun. --Roland Lee, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors Zion Natural History Association
Thank you for your comments, Mr. Lee! Saw some of your work on the rolandlee.com. Amazing work!
Linc, you guys are crazy! Seriously that was a great trip, I always enjoy rolling with you guys! I can't believe the Ford got stuck!
Hahaha. It wasn't going anywhere in that mud, bald Toyos and all.
We had a good time too! Hope we see you soon!
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