Zion

We finally got out of most of the smoke 200 miles south of Salt Lake City!  We left early to go to Speedco for a motorhome service.  As you travel around like we do, getting normal service is a challenge.  Where do you do your oil change, chassis lube, filter replacement?  We found out about Speedco about 4 years ago.  One of the unique things about having a motorhome, unlike a car, is although there are dealers around, they usually don't service ALL of your coach.  You go to your own engine manufacturer service facility for your engine issues, Cummins for Cummins, Cat for Cat,or Detroit for us.  You can go to these facilities for simple services, but it is hard to get in, and typically very expensive, a normal service may cost as much as $500 plus!  Well, think of Speedco as Jiffy Lube for big trucks.  They offer a drop in service facility with professional people to quickly service your big truck or diesel motorhome at a very reasonable price.  Example, we pulled into a bay at Speedco yesterday at 0810am, we had an oil change, rear end fluid change, oil, coolant, and fuel filters replaced, the chassis lubed, the coolant checked, tire pressures checked all for $350 and we pulled out at 0920!  They were careful and clean while they worked and they encourage you to watch.  Obviously, we are big fans of Speedco.

We then had a nice drive down to Virgin, UT, a small town about 8 miles from the entrance to Zion National Park.  We were here about 15 years ago when you could still drive your car into the park, now it is all shuttle buses, similar to Yosemite, we'll see.  We hope to attempt the Narrows hike while we are here.  It is a famous hike right up a stream in a very narrow canyon.  We have to get the details from a ranger to see if its a safe hike this time of year, it depends on the water flow.

We are looking forward to seeing Nancy and CT today, they should be pulling in this afternoon.  We'll spend the next 2 weeks with them traveling around southern Utah.  Should be fun!