Adventure in Zion

Lord Kadizzle and his retinue are now in Zion National Park. The Dutchman, Her Lordship, and his Eminence have settled into one of the nicest camping spots on earth. We left Death Valley and spent some time at Pahrump. Next we went to the Valley of Fire featured in the picture above. Valley of Fire is a little known State Park northeast of Las Vegas. The park is one of our favorites. The rock formations there are unmatched anywhere. The camping sites are in a very unique setting as well. Our only problem there was some simple minded generator Willy's. The people next to us were nice enough, but insisted on running a generator all the time to keep their refrigerator running. Although the refrigerator would run on gas, the gas function did not work. I tried to fix it for them, but had no luck. Finally, the park ranger gave them a clue, and they turned it off. Generators are the single biggest curse to enjoying the national parks. Usually most campgrounds have a separate section for the generator crowd. In Death Valley, they have nicknamed it the Walmart Parking Lot. All the large motorhomes there sit side by side and run their generators to the point they gas themselves to death. We typically run for five to eight days on batteries. It is sad to see these people who have worked their entire life just to go to a national park and watch television.