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the conversation slowly turned to other things. Like how La Quinta would be on the list of places that serve free food and
don't check for eligibility in the imagined book, National Parks on $5 a Day. We (or maybe it was just me complaining)
noticed several renditions of the same (we weren't really sure it was a) photo hung around the room. It was of a parrot
head and seemed out of place with its horendous fake colors, a different one chosen for each duplication. Earlier in the
lobby we commented that La Quinta displayed the best photos of Zion we've ever seen -with a few exceptions from the
local galleries, but these squares of parrot heads had to go. Another item we noticed in this backroom addition led us to
suppose the parrot crap on the wall was hand-me-downs from a closing La Quinta on the west coast. Surfboards were
stacked for the ready, but I never remember seeing anyone carry one into The Narrows.
photo taken by Matthew Straub
Our first jump off the shuttle was The Court Of The Patriarchs, although I mentioned as we passed the junction stop to
look toward the Virgin for a place for sunset. The 3 peaks named after 3 patriarchs from the bible might be best pho-
tographed from the hill vantage point just up from the shuttle stop, although I always like to take some time across the
street. Matt made the short climb to the top to shoot, Ray & I stopped about half way up. After a few exposures we yelled
up to Matt to take his time, and we'd meet him across the street.
There were flowers, cacti and water to shoot with the majestic stone beauty rising behind them. Ray, who is 27 years my
senior, was someone I'd hoped might provide a good excuse as to why I didn't keep up with Matt who is 35 years my
junior. So, in order to conserve on energy, I decided to stay close and not take the trail behind the patriarchs or head up
