Since we haven't been out of town in a while, we decided to head to Zion National Park for a couple of days for a treat. Zion is Zion - it needs no introduction or explanation - it is simply my most absolute favourite place in the entire world. I love it so much! While there, I picked up magazine that details 22 of the top hikes in the park. We have done several of them already but it is my goal to complete all the hikes in this coming year! The weather was not the greatest on this trip but it didn't in any way ruin the trip - the heavy rain and snow only made the park more beautiful. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
Above: Driving up-Canyon to the Temple of Sinawava trailhead.
View from our hotel on Saturday night after the rain stopped briefly to reveal a gorgeous sunset.
This picture, above, was taken at the same time as the one above it, just on the other side of the road.
All the times I have been to Zion NP, I can't believe that I had never discovered this beautiful waterfall, right off the main Canyon road.
This is hike #12 of 22 we will be doing this year; at just 2 miles round-trip, mostly on a flat, paved surface, it is one of the easiest hikes in the park but affords gorgeous scenery. The Riverside Walk serves as the gateway to the famous Zion Narrows. From the moment you leave the car parking lot, you enter the narrowing and looming walls of the Canyon before you. Due to the recent rains, the waterfalls and river were flowing good and added beauty to the trail. We have hiked this trail many times, always stopping at the point in the picture above, which is the start of the Narrows hike which we will be completing this summer as soon as the weather warms up, and the water slows down and gets warmer!
The picture below doesn't do it justice - this waterfall was spurting out fast and impressive from the Heaps Canyon - notice the 2 huge mounds of snow/ice it has created toward the bottom of the picture?!
Wade & Quinn with their awards.