Coming back to Zion National Park is a reminder that Caroline and I haven’t done enough local traveling in the past year and a half. The last time we were in the area was in July when we drove by Zion on our way to and from Yellowstone National Park. Just north of Zion is Bryce Canyon National Park, and just the same, it too beckons for a return visit. Short weekend trips to monuments of the Southwest have been made more difficult with Caroline studying for her degree, and the fact is we have been to all National Parks and Monuments within a 500-mile radius, so it’s not like we are deprived of anything. But when you pay a return visit to these natural beauties, you ask yourself, why did I stay away for so long?