Saturday, April 9, 2011 - Zion National Park, Springdale UT

Five pm at South Campground, Zion National Park, April 9, 2011

Just in time

Just in time the Feds agreed on a budget late last night and Zion is open. But nearly everybody left the campground yesterday and today. It's about 5 pm and this campground is usually filled by now. Not today. Question: so was it the atrocious weather or the threat of a shutdown that sent them packing? Anyway, I'm pleased not to have to travel up the hill over the weekend before the storm clears.

Just in time I shot the above picture not 5 minutes before a blustery snow squall blew through - complete with thunder and lightning. It had partly cleared earlier and it was nice to see the mountains again. Not nice enough to get me out with the camera though. Darn.

Night camp

Site 112 - South Campground, Zion National Park, Springdale UT

• Verizon cell phone and EVDO service - good signal
• Go to Zion National Park website
• Locate Zion South Campground on my Night Camps map
• Check the weather here