Pink Jeep Tours is the perfect service to help break up a Strip-happy Vegas vacation to see all the breathtaking beauty of Zion National Park in Utah.

Pink Jeep also offers tours of the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Red Rock Canyon, Eldorado Canyon, Valley of Fire State Park and Death Valley.

Pink Jeep Tours (yes, the jeeps are attractively pink) are all inclusive, so the transfer to and from our hotel was included in the price. After two hotel stops, we rolled down the highway to the outskirts of Vegas, into the intrinsically beautiful Arizona and, finally, Utah. For the entire trip, our guide-driver entertained us with high humor, tall tales and descriptive details of the lush scenery.

As we approach Zion, he explains how it lies at the junction of the Mojave Desert, Great Basin Desert and Colorado Plateau. The scenery has certainly shifted, as suddenly we see beige and reddish sandstone mountains that are 150 million years old.

After arriving, we refresh in the main lodge before boarding a free shuttle bus that transports us up and down the 6-mile road into the canyon.

Among the many stops, led by our guide, was the picturesque court of the Patriarchs. These immense sandstone cliffs, made famous by photographer Ansel Adams, are named for three towering figures of the Bible: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Another favorite stop was a hike up to Weeping Rock, an alcove where continuous water “weeps” out of the rock for a cascade of raindrops. It “rains” every day of the year from this overhanging blind arch as spring water seeps out of the rock 100 feet overhead, taking nearly 1,000 years to travel through the porous Navajo sandstone above. Then, the percolation slows at the dense Kayenta sandstone layer, following a downhill course before “raining” on observers like us below.

The earth’s tallest-known sheer sandstone walls majestically surrounded us during several other stops, which included a group picnic. We also marveled at high plateaus, striking towers, temples and mesas.

Our final stop allowed the chance to dip our toes in Virgin River at the foot of a thousand-plus-foot-high cliff. The river sculpted this profound landscape masterpiece that was primarily responsible for slowly po

Finally, our time at Zion National Park was up, and we were driven back to Las Vegas in the comfortable Pink Jeep Tours vehicle.