Wasted Days

Well, Zion park was very nice, but we didn't actually see much of it. We packed up our campsite and drove the hour and a half or so to Zion. When we got to the park entrance we were stopped by road construction..and there we sat...and sat...and sat. When we finally got going, we were disappointed to learn that we were on a dirt road that wound down and through some mountains via switchbacks and tunnels. The scenery was amazing...but the going was slow- like 20mph the entire way. When we finally got to the parking lots (which you have to use as only shuttlebuses are allowed to travel into the park) they were full. And so began our wasted days. We were kind of fed up with Zion so we hit the road. Traveling through Utah went by pretty quickly, especially the parts where the speed limit was 80mph! It may have been the first time in my life where I actually drove slower than I was supposed to (the good old Escape gets the shakes around 70 and with the front shocks blown, it makes for a bumpy ride)! We decided to drive a little further than planned and drove to Evanston, WY. At some point after Salt Lake City, we had to get on route 80 east. It was sad because ultimately this road takes us all the way home :( At the hotel our downward spiraling luck continued...first the towel bar fell off the wall, then the toilet overflowed bc I flushed it while the shower was running. This morning we used the laundry machines and washed our clothes! After that we went to Walmart to get an oil change for the car...we've driven well over 3000 miles so far. It took them 3 hours to change my oil!!! Guess the employees took breaks like we used to back in high school! We thought this meant we could get on the road and head to Jackson, but we were wrong again. Apparently EVERY SINGLE campground and hotel room in a 50 mile radius around Jackson is booked! We were only able to get a