Day 19: Grand Canyon & Zion.

Kev Says:
Wow being sick was not so great I felt pretty helpless and it slowed us down by a full day. Yesterday I was feeling good enough to ride for a bit so we went down from Kanab to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I was still feeling a little under the weather so we decided to set up the hammocks and nap for a bit. I found a pretty prime location near the canyon edge, probably one of the better views I've had during a nap. We woke up from this to yet another thunder storm. We tried to outrun it and mostly succeeded getting only a little wet. Then we went back into Utah and through Zion State Park. So awesome, if you're into motorcycling, rock-climbing or photography, go there now.

Trav says:
Kev was selfish and decided for "the team" that is he was too sick to ride a motorcycle. So we spent a full day in Kanab, UT, and he started feeling a bit better later in the day.

I had previously seen the Grand Canyon form the South Rim, so I was interested to see what the North Rim looked like. We got there around 11AM, and although the views are most certainly spectacular, I think the views from the South Rim are a bit more impressive.

Kev's body is still pathetically fragile after dealing with his illness, so we're trying to take it easy today. We rode through Zion in the evening, and were treated with amazing views. Of all the parks in Utah, none of the locations seem too touristy or developed, which I felt was refreshing. Zion falls outside of this category, and you must pay a fee to enter the park, and the road feels specifically designed to shuttle thousands of tourists through the park. Still, it was extremely beautiful, and I would highly recommend it to anybody.