Cooling our exhausted bodies in the Virgin River! A toast to all of you reading this!
The Finish Line!!
The view from near the top. Note the parking lot near the bottom center.
Hang on Kirk! What goes up must come down!
Ahh, just a little stroll in the park - Ha!
"Hoo-Wee", don't look down!
The chains are definitely our "friends"
Resting - a third of the way up! Still smiling!
This is our third trip to Zion National Park and we still are in awe of the beauty and the majesty of the area. Every time we venture out we make new discoveries. The pictures do not give justice to the visual impact that the towering rock faces provide. But hopefully they will at least give all of you a little taste of what we have enjoyed in our time here at Zion. There is so much to say and show that it will take a few blog entries to cover it all. So be prepared!
The Traveling Salvation Show arrived on Monday with son Richard who stayed with us until Thursday. It was a long travel day from Flagstaff to Zion. All we had time to do that day was setup camp, eat dinner and have a few beers! Seems like a good way to start the week! The campsite was directly across from two accesses to walk to the Virgin River. The river was only about 50 yards away. It is so cool to hear it flowing by. Lots of people ride tubes down it. Tuesday we hiked the Hidden Canyon trail. There was a reason for the name....it was strenuous, uphill and we had to navigate around rock faces on ledges a few feet wide and a 1000 foot vertical drop. The park gratiously provided chains to hold onto. This trail is not for people afraid of heights and required good footwork. The views were spectacular! I will let the pictures tell the story! After the four hours on the trail we really needed to cool off. Temperature that day was 95! So all three of us donned our bathing suits and took a dip in the Virgin River with a cold beer in hand! It is hard to believe that things could get any better!!!
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