Mary Lou and I went to Zion NP on the same trip that we visited the Grand Canyon (North Rim) and Bryce Canyon NPs. I want to go back in the near future because I did not get to see enough of it. We saw much of the mountains from the eastern entrance and we saw the canyon area near the Zion Lodge and Virgin River, but missed most of the hiking trails and western areas of the park. What we saw was stunning and beautiful. The weather was perfect but both of us were still recovering from a little illness that limited our activities.
The road into the park was filled with great views of the surrounding mountains.
The striations and other crossed markings on these rocks are a geological marvel created over an immense period of time. These rocks are in the "checkerboard" region of the park.
More crisscross patterns in the rock.
One of the many tunnels through the mountains in the park.
One of the larger amphitheater carvings of Mother Nature into the cliffs of the park.
A pleasant green, but dry, creek ravine.
The Virgin River near the Zion Lodge in the late afternoon.
The Virgin River (not much more than a creek by anyone else's standards).
The Virgin River in the early morning light.
The Zion Lodge in the late afternoon shaded by the mountains. Our room was on the other side of the building in the foreground.
More mountain shadows in the late afternoon. Lots of people were at Zion NP this time of the year. I am glad we got our reservations months in advance.
Early morning light on a placid stretch of the Virgin River.
The bridge over the Virgin River near the lodge in the early afternoon.
The road into the park was filled with great views of the surrounding mountains.
The striations and other crossed markings on these rocks are a geological marvel created over an immense period of time. These rocks are in the "checkerboard" region of the park.
More crisscross patterns in the rock.
One of the many tunnels through the mountains in the park.
One of the larger amphitheater carvings of Mother Nature into the cliffs of the park.
A pleasant green, but dry, creek ravine.
The Virgin River near the Zion Lodge in the late afternoon.
The Virgin River (not much more than a creek by anyone else's standards).
The Virgin River in the early morning light.
The Zion Lodge in the late afternoon shaded by the mountains. Our room was on the other side of the building in the foreground.
More mountain shadows in the late afternoon. Lots of people were at Zion NP this time of the year. I am glad we got our reservations months in advance.
Early morning light on a placid stretch of the Virgin River.
The bridge over the Virgin River near the lodge in the early afternoon.
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