We finished our drive out of Nevada’s Great Basin toward Utah, climbing over 2 more summits and their basins until we finally made it to the Wasatch Mountains, the eastern edge of the Great Basin. Since we needed to find another Safelite store to fix our windshield chip, we ended up just north of St. George, Utah, in Leeds (southwest corner of Utah) for a couple of days.
The RV park we found was full, but they did offer us a site in the overflow area, which was a tight fit so other rigs could get by us.
our RV is on right, someone else’s
rig is on the other side of tree; so close
we had to balance the RV on the lip of the road
It’s a good thing we were going to be going to St. George, because while in Great Basin National Park, I squashed our tablet while opening the slide out. Oops.
We use the table for so much while traveling that we stopped into a Best Buy and got a new one. Our only problem with using it was that our WiFi was so spotty until we got home, that we had a hard time downloading all the apps we use and the shows we can watch when we don’t have any WiFi or can’t use our hot spot.
We had planned on going to Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park while in Utah, but since we had stayed with Matt and Peggy for 2 weeks longer than planned (which was great but not planned for), we had to make other plans. Two different park rangers at Great Basin National Park suggested that we go to Cedar Breaks National Monument instead since it was like a mini-Bryce Canyon and wasn’t as crowded as the 2 national parks. So Cedar Breaks it is! We’ll have a separate post on what we saw and learned there, but for now want to show you the drive we had to get there and get home because it was amazing!
And then we saw this sign for bristlecone pines! Twice we’ve tried to see these trees that are one of nature’s oldest living things, and both times the roads were closed due to snow. This is probably our last chance to see these old trees and get pictures for you!
Bristlecone pine trees thrive on Cedar Breaks’ thin soil and harsh, wind-swept cliffs.
we were at 9910 feet elevation 
and pine trees were across the road
We walked 1/4 mile along an easy path and saw this sign blocking our way.
But we decided to continue on since this was our third attempt and probably our last try on this trip. (Please don’t tell anyone. We’re usually very law-abiding.)
Now on to Cedar Breaks National Monument!
