May 29, 2011--Cedar Breaks & Kolob Canyon

At this point we've seen the two main attractions, but that didn't stop us from hitting the road again.
Plus today is the running of the 100th Indianapolis 500 race, and we can listen to it as we drive. Hey, once a Hoosier, always a Hoosier. Todays route is a loop across Hwy 14 which is the home of Cedar Breaks Natl. Monument however it doesn't open until sometime in June due to the heavy snow they get. The elevation is over 10,000 ft and sure enough there was still quite a bit of snow and even ice on Navajo Lake. After coming down the mountain you enter Cedar City. From Cedar City we got on the interstate to Kolob Canyon which is another part of Zion. It had equally impressive rock formations and cliffs.
To complete the loop back to Glendale we had to go through the main part of Zion and sometimes we were so deep in the canyons that we lost our satellite radio signal. And then when we entered the mile long tunnel there were only 5 laps to go in the race. We hurried through and just as we came out the race announcer screamed "the race leader has crashed in turn four on the final lap". There were a few minutes of total confusion as we didn't know who crashed or who had actually won. Apparently we weren't alone as the broadcasters didn't seem to know either. Typical 500 drama.