The plan initially was to hit the road at 8am, but due to our really late night thanks to the traffic jam on the way back from Salt Lake last night, we decided to put it off until 9am, which turned out to be 10am in the end.

No matter though, we hit the road, our first stop was the old mining town (now a ghost town) of Frisco, UT. The mine at Frisco pulled over $60 million in minerals out of the ground and boasted a population of 4,800. The town died in the early 1900s when the mine caved in. All that remains now are several kilns, a cemetery and a few ruins.

Then it was on the road to Zion, we popped into the parks for a few minutes in order to find a spot for a sunrise photo, after coming back out and doing a bit of research on the internet, we think we’ve found a spot called Towers of the Virgin.

Travel Distance: 397 miles