Wandering Wahls

From our recent stop at the Grand Canyon at the start of the Kaibab Trail down the canyon:

Tourist: “How often of people fall off of the cliff?”
“Ranger: “Once.”

(By the way, the unlucky tourist was not from our family.)

Nominee for Top Five Most Annoying National Park Tourists: In Zion, a visitor was using her cell phone to take pictures. The phone was programmed so that when she focused the picture, a voice yelled out “Say Cheese” and then there was a loud simulation of a camera click. It might have been cute once, but she repeatedly took pictures from the same spot.

Finally, we recently drove from the Grand Canyon to the south entrance of Zion National Park (the kids are now up to almost 60 Junior Ranger programs). Our timing to arrive early afternoon was good; but we had a little delay in Page, AZ when our trailer tire went up on a curb in a Wal-Mart parking lot. As a result, we had to unhook the car in order to fix things. This delay caused us to roll into the campground in the dark, which we usually try to avoid. In the dark, I am at a loss as to backing into our spot due to the darkness.

So, here we are, Mary Claire and Joe on both sides of the RV with walkie-talkies and flashlights trying to direct me as I backed our 41-foot behemoth into a tight camping spot. We went back and forth quite a few times as we discovered unseen boulders and tree branches. With all of the flashlight action, noise from the walkie-talkies and the “beep, beep, beep” from being in reverse, I’m sure we made someone’s nominee for “Most Annoying Park Tourist”.

Fortunately, a camper came up and showed Mary Claire a bigger spot. We promptly drove to that spot and backed in on the first try.

See, all in one piece still!

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