Zion National Park
We started the day off with an exhilarating one-hour search for our car keys. Edo somehow misplaced them while loading up the car. After locating them in the bottom of a random bag, we set off for Zion National Park. One of the most beautiful areas of the park is restricted to park busses only, so we took the bus to several scenic points/trails, and then later hiked up to the summit of the Canyon Overlook Trail for a beautiful view of Zion Canyon.
Somewhere along the bus portion of the trip, Edo discovered that he no longer had his cell phone. After a fruitless search, we went to report it missing. I just kept laughing at Edo the whole time, and the poor park ranger who filled out our report thought I was laughing at him for signing his name “Ranger Bob.”
Anyway… it’s no mystery why the Mormon pioneers named this place Zion. It is absolutely breathtaking. Here are the highlights from our visit:
Looking into Zion Canyon and the Virgin River near the Visitor’s Center, Zion National Park, UT
Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, UT
Court of the Patriarchs, Zion National Park, UT
Zion National Park, UT
Great White Throne, Zion National Park, UT
View from the lower end of the Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion National Park, UT
View from the lower end of the Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion National Park, UT
View from the Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion National Park, UT
Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion National Park, UT: This part made me a little nervous…
Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion National Park, UT
View from the Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion National Park, UT
View of the East Temple as seen from the Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion National Park, UT
View of Zion Canyon from the Canyon Overlook Observation Point, Zion National Park, UT
Checkerboard Mesa, Zion National Park, UT
Zion National Park, UT: In Zion, all of the roads are red.
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