Thunderbird Restaurant Sign – Mt. Carmel, Utah

Leaving Zion, I followed Route 9 east to the Route 89 junction. At the “T” of that intersection is the Thunderbird Restaurant. Unfortunately I wasn’t hungry at all and didn’t sample their food, but I did take a turn around the gift shop. Most of all, I was drawn in by their fantastic neon sign.

“Thunderbird Restaurant – Home of the Ho-made Pies”:

While I was milling around outside, getting ready to leave, a couple who were a good twenty years older than me were snapping a photo of the wife pointing to the sign. They were giggling and laughing about the “Ho-made pies.” It filled my heart with hope for the future to hear some older folks being gloriously childish.

This Instagram post has a view of it lit up at night. Isn’t it wonderful?