Brian Head

View from Brian Head

We chose to travel to Cedar City, our base for visiting Cedar Breaks National Monument, via Scenic Byway SR143 which took us through Brian Head. This is a ski resort, but the view from the top of the peak is equally attractive in summer. Cedar Breaks itself was like a mini-Bryce Canyon, but surrounded by beautiful meadows full of wildflowers.

Cedar Breaks

Cedar Breaks meadows

Cedar Breaks meadows

Cedar Breaks meadows

Cedar Breaks meadows

Cedar Breaks meadows

Cedar Breaks

We then came full-circle, because close to Cedar Breaks is the northernmost part of Zion, the first park we had visited over two weeks previously. This is Kolob Canyons:

Kolob Canyons

Kolob Canyons

Kolob Canyons

Kolob Canyons

We were almost at the end of our holiday – but not quite. We still had the journey back to Las Vegas to catch our plane home.