Sunday, November 10, 2024

Lehman Caves & Zion Plein Air

 We had a great Friday and Saturday!  On Friday we made the long drive up to Great Basin NP where we had a reservation to go on a tour of Lehman Caves.  We got there in time to enjoy a little hike before our tour time.  There was a skiff of snow on the ground at the Baker Creek hike.  We didn't have time to do the whole thing, but what we did do was beautiful.  After that we did the cave tour which is always delightful.  This is a really nice cave.  Then we made the long drive home and stopped by to see Bean in Cedar City and take him to dinner.  It was a wonderful day.  



On Saturday we got up early and went up to Zion Park to see the Plein Air paint off at the lodge.  We had time to do some hiking while we waited for that to happen and it was so beautiful.  The sun was just coming over the top of the mountains shining on the Zion cliffs.  We enjoyed a beautiful day there and some of the paintings were really nice.  We especially liked Roland Lee's painting and one next to him of the lodge and the mountains behind it.  There were watercolor, oil and pastel paintings happening all around the lawn in front of the lodge.  It was pretty cold in the early morning when we arrived, but turned into a beautiful Fall day.  



Between Zion and Lehman caves, I like this quote about nature's way of making art out of stone:

The finest workers of stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time. 

Henry David Thoreau










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