Zion hike in The Narrows

What an absolutely beautiful, amazing place!  This hike is now in my favorite top 3.  In early September, my husband and I spent about 6 hours hiking in the Virgin River through this gorgeous slot canyon.  Most of the time the water was ankle or mid calf deep.  Sometimes though, it came up to mid thigh.  What an fun adventure!

LINKS:
National Park Service  The Narrows 
Utah.com  The Narrows
Zion Adventure Company  lots of information on The Narrows and a map
Here's the map!


Wordless Wednesday/Wordy Wednesday--where I linked up:

Create With Joy (kitty fix!) 

A Southern Daydreamer (Fall beauty)

ABC Wednesday
This week's challenge is the letter L.  L is for landscape.




PS:  a few blog posts on my other top 3 hikes:
Grinnell Glacier Glacier National Park, USA
Plain of the Six Glaciers (Part One) Banff National Park, Canada
Plain of the Six Glaciers (Part Two)
Plain of the Six Glaciers (Part Three)


photo by me © 2016   all rights reserved

Zion

a few random photos from Zion National Park, Utah, USA

entering the Park along Zion's signature red road

near the beginning of the trail to Angels Landing

Emerald Pool

LINKS:
Zion  @ Utah. com
Zion National Park Service
National Geographic 
previous Zion post with photos and links 
Angels Landing:
my post with photos and information about this spectacular hike 
more views and information on Angels Landing


Z, the last letter of the alphabet!  I've posted every letter this round!

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "Z." Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!  Next week we begin again!  with the letter A. 


photos by me © 2010 all rights reserved

Zion Beauty: Views from Angels Landing

In a past post, I showed you photos from my Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park in August of 2010.  Here are some of the beautiful views from that hike.

The path beckons....I'm drawn in.  What's around the bend?

Walter's Wiggles--looking up from near the top.  I love the play of light in this photo.

Walter’s Wiggles, named after the first superintendent of Zion, are a series of 21 tight switchbacks carved into the face of the rock cliff in 1926. This trail remains one of the park’s most spectacular construction wonders.  

"In 1985....Walter's Wiggles was resurfaced with 88 cubic yards of concrete, and the concrete for this job was hauled onto the site by helicopter. This took 258 flights. WHEW!" *

a view from Walter's Wiggles.  Zion is a veritable botanic wonderland.  Almost 800 species of plants abound in the park--from desert flora to mossy gardens, flowers, and trees.

Sandstone cliffs of golds, oranges, and rust contrast with the deep green of flora and the azure sky.

Scout Lookout

at the top!

LINKS:

* NPS FAQ Zion's hiking trails 
Angels Landing  my blog post 11/4/2011 with links
Zion  my blog post 10/13/2011 with links

I'm so happy Ms Jenny has decided to do another round of Alphabe-Thursday! This is such a fun meme!  Thank you, Ms Jenny!  Come and join in the fun!  You will be charmed and even enlightened in a delightful way!  See more entries HERE. This week our letter is "B."  (B is for Beauty!)

I'm also participating in SkyWatch Friday, another fun meme with lovely photographs from all over the world!  SkyWatch Friday is hosted by Wren, fishing guy, Sylvia, Klaus, and Sandy.


photos by me © 2010