We arrived late afternoon in Zion and set up camp in a campground just outside the Park. The kids were happy to have a pool and I was happy to have showers! The next day we headed to Zion National Park. We loaded our bikes on the shuttle and went to the end of the Canyon. We hiked, waded, and swam 3 miles into the Narrows. The canyon walls loomed high above our heads with rock colors of red, orange, black, and tan. Sometimes the water (of the Virgin River) was chest deep on us (the kids had to swim!). When we turned around to head back out after 3 miles, it was much easier to travel. The current carried us downstream thru rapids and deep pools. We were both exhausted and refreshed. Then we hopped on our bikes and rode back down the Canyon, stopping along the way to see the sites.
Driving out of Zion thru the 1 mile tunnel cut thru Mount Carmel was beautiful. The scenery changed from steep canyon walls to sandstone buttes carved by thousands of years of erosion. One site was called Checkerboard Mesa, erosion had carved a checkerboard on it's face.
Love It! Pretty sure my kids were in that exact same hole as Ryan this time last year.
ReplyDeleteWe thought about the Willes lots while we were doing this! No flash flood danger for us though!
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