This was an event worth mentioning because it only happens every few years and usually it is at a time or place that it is hard to see. For us, though, Zion National Park happened to be one of the top places to see it in the country. It was happening in the evening, so we drove out to the Chinle Trailhead and put up our camping chairs. Jacqueline had the special glasses to see it so we could stare at the sun without it hurting our eyes. Zyla came too, but she was not entirely very interested. Not that I expected her to be since she was not even two yet. There was a large crowd of people down below us, but they did not realize the trailhead was up there, so we had the run of the place. Then we just waited and sure enough at the designated time we got to watch the moon go right across the sun and line up perfectly. It was strange that we could not see it well in the normal light as it just looked slightly more dim. With the special dark glasses, it looked awesome! I was glad to see it and glad that I live at Zion National Park.
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