More from the St. George area!

May 12 – May 18, Mon-Sun ... The car battery had been acting like it was not holding a strong charge so on Monday Mike took it to a garage in Hurricane, UT and had a mechanic evaluate it. He replaced a cable and charged the battery and we thought it was fixed. Dixie cleaned house and Mike walked to the lake for our daily exercise.
Tuesday, we walked about 2 miles from the park (round-trip) to the Quail Lake State Park. The park consists of a small but very beautiful lake. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing so hard that it made walking difficult and quite unpleasant. Later that day, Dixie got a haircut in St. George while Mike roamed around in Walmart. Dixie later called me because the car would not start yet again. Fortunately, I was just across the road from where she was. We called AAA for a jump and we then drove back to Walmart and I had a new battery installed.
We decided to hike a trail on the mountain behind our rv park on Tuesday. We’re not sure how long it was but the climb was steep and long. We decided to turn around before reaching the peak because we had been walking for awhile and had not brought enough water for this kind of hike. Nevertheless, it was a good workout.
On Thursday, we drove back to the BLM land for yet another couple hikes. One was relatively short but the view from the overlook was outstanding. The second hike was to some Indian ruins.
Friday, we drove about 20 miles to the Kolob National Park, a park that is part of the Zion National Park system. The weather was sunny with a forecast temp of 78 degrees.
We went on a mountain hike of 5.4 miles to what’s called the “double arches”. The trail meandered along a mountain stream the entire way. We counted crossing the stream 48 times one way and, needless to say, the scenery was simply beautiful. Once there we had our picnic lunch. The 2.7 miles back got a bit long and hot but we made it with no problems other than some sore feet and legs. We decided that in the future, we would start out much earlier in the day when it’s cooler now that the days are getting increasingly warmer.
Saturday, we again walked to Quail Lake where we watched some rescue divers set up for practice dives. Later we made a trip into St. George for shopping!
Sunday, we walked towards Red Cliff Recreation area. It’s a hot one already. The forecast is for 101 degrees today and tomorrow. Looks like it will be an inside day and some time at the pool. Early tomorrow we are driving to Bryce Natl Park where we will spend the night.