We seem to be playing see-saw. First in Arizona. Then in Utah. Back to Arizona. To get to Utah! We traveled from Kanab, Utah south on Hwy 89 in order to pick up Hwy 389 to go around the tunnel to get into Zion National Park. Along the route, we stopped at Pipe Spring National Monument, which is in Arizona.
This was a Mormon settlement built in 1871 to serve as the tithing ranch. Fear of Indian attack prompted “Winsor Castle” to be built as a fort. Caleb completed his first Junior Ranger program for the summer.
We strolled through The Fort on a ranger led tour and learned the fascinating history of the area. The Fort was built over Pipe Spring to protect the water from potential attacks, although their safety was never threatened.
Today, they still have a garden, orchard, vineyard, long horn cattle and a horse on the property.
You can meander amongst the wagons and explore the old Cowboy bunkhouse.
We enjoyed our visit and continued up the road. We quickly crossed back into Utah and entered Zion National Park! We set up in the Watchman Campground with a million dollar view from our front porch, shaded by Cottonwood trees.
We walked up to the visitor center to pick up the next Junior Ranger booklet and climbed up the Archeology Trail. We lost track of the trail and didn’t see many prehistoric building outlines but we had a great view!
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