planning_ahead

I am struggling to get my head around any change in time zones on our September trip. Please help and let me know what time zones the following places are in. On the days we travel from one place to another I would hate to miss arranged trips if we had forgotten the time goes forward.
Las vegas
Zion
Bryce
Page
Monument Valley
South Rim GC
Vegas

Thanks
Hilary

wildblueyonder

Hi Heather

We've just come back from this area, so I have some recent experience jingling the time zones. I hope I have this right - but, if not, somebody else will correct me.

Las vegas is Pacific Standard Time
Zion is Mountain Time, so +1 hour

Bryce is Mountain Time

Page is in Arizona and Arizona does not do daylight saving, and will therefore be on Pacific Time, so -1 hour

Monument Valley - tricky. I *think* it was Mountain Time when we were there. MV straddles both Utah and Arizona. Arizona does not do daylight saving (thus Pacific Time), but the Navajo do (thus Mountain Time, as with Utah). Hmm. +1 hour (I think)

South Rim GC - back to Arizona and PST, so -1 hour

Vegas - still PST, so no change from GC.

Hope that helps!!

GBbabe

In Sept., Las Vegas will be Pacific Daylight Savings, one hour behind Mountain Daylight Savings. Zion, Bryce, and Monument Valley are on Mountain Daylight Savings. The Navajo Nation observes daylight savings. Page and South Rim GC are on Mountain Standard time because the State of Arizona does not recognize Daylight Saving (because, really, who wants to save daylight when its 115 degrees). This means Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) is the same as Pacific Daylight Savings. Clear as mud??

planning_ahead

No wonder I'm confused! Thanks for the replies I will print this off as i wouldn't attempt to remember all that!
Hilary

mlgb

And if you're staying at Gouldings in Monument Valley, they are on different time than over at the Navajo Park!

I honestly just gave up on the times.

PaulRabe

I have nothing to add to what's already been said EXCEPT another way to state it. The following applies in September, during daylight savings time.

If it's 5 o'clock in Las Vegas.
It's 6 o'clock in Bryce, Zion, and Monument Valley on the Navajo Tribal Land.
It's 5 o'clock on the South Rim of the Canyon.

richbutnot

If you have any tours scheduled or need to be somewhere at a certain time, then call ahead the day before to confirm and ask them what time it is. May seem silly, but it works.

planning_ahead

Thanks for replies. The one I can cope easiest with is Paulrabe - thanks. BUT is Page 5 oclock or 6 o clock as that is probably the most critical as we want to catch an afternoon float trip, travelling from Bryce.

Hilary

wildblueyonder

Page is 5 o'clock (Arizona, which doesn't recognise daylight saving, so is therefore the same time as Vegas).