Zion Canyon

From St. George to Salt Lake City via Zion Canyon today. The whole family was a little tired today but we managed to get up and spend 4 hours at Zion and I must say, it was worth it! We took a shuttle up the mountain to the top stop, where Gena and Bluey hiked up to the 'Narrows' (photo at bottom of post) while Bailey and I stayed back and swam in the 'Mighty Virgin River'.

 Once swimming became boring Bailey and I decided we needed to do some hiking of our own, so we went up a steep trail on the opposite side of the river. At the top we made our way down to a mini valley at the base of the limestone cliffs, that looked amazing with trickles of water running down them, (it was about 110F, 40+C).

When Bluey and Gena returned we took the shuttle back to the neighboring town of Springdale, where we had a late lunch and got back on the road. At about 8:30pm we reached Salt Lake City and since then Bluey and Bailey have had a swim, while Gena and I went and got some food and ice-creams for dinner.

We are only spending a night here and hit the road tomorrow, headed for Yellowstone National Park, with a planned stop at Idaho Falls.

The Narrows at Zion Canyon

~Riley