Saturday, May 3, 2008
Zion National Park Part 4 of 5
We drove the Zion-Mount Camel road today which leads to the east entrance of the park.The rock formations are very different on the west side of the tunnel.
This rock looks like rippled sand.
The following photos are from the Canyon Overlook trail. It starts at the east side of the tunnel and the view at the top is of the west side entrance.
A cave we walked through on our trail. You can see the small walkway to the right of the opening.
The inside of the cave. It was very cool and damp in there.
Canyon Overlook. The road on west side leading to tunnel.
View from road in last picture looking up to the overlook at the middle flat area.
This rock looks like rippled sand.The following photos are from the Canyon Overlook trail. It starts at the east side of the tunnel and the view at the top is of the west side entrance.
A cave we walked through on our trail. You can see the small walkway to the right of the opening.
The inside of the cave. It was very cool and damp in there.
Canyon Overlook. The road on west side leading to tunnel.
View from road in last picture looking up to the overlook at the middle flat area.Zion National Park Part 3 of 5
Today we hiked the Watchman trail. 2.7 miles/4.3 km and a climb of 368 ft./112 m.
Magnificent beauty at every turn.
The trail on the other side of the side canyon we traversed.
The trail is difficult to spot. Can you see the diagonal lines? The middle one is hardest to see.
View from the top of the trail looking up canyon.
Looking down canyon.
The Watchman from the top of trail.
Larry looking down at the campground. The beginning and end of our hike.
Claudia taking a break.
Curious pattern cut into boulder alongside our trail.
Magnificent beauty at every turn.The next three shots show our trail behind us.
The trail on the other side of the side canyon we traversed.
The trail is difficult to spot. Can you see the diagonal lines? The middle one is hardest to see.
View from the top of the trail looking up canyon.
Looking down canyon.
The Watchman from the top of trail.
Larry looking down at the campground. The beginning and end of our hike.
Claudia taking a break.
Curious pattern cut into boulder alongside our trail.Zion National Park Part 2 of 5
Today we hiked to the three emerald pools. The first two pictures are from the Lower Pool.
The trail can be very slick and wet when the wind blows the water coming down from the middle pool.
The water comes down in various places to the Lower Pool.
Part of the trail from the Lower to the Middle Pool.
The Middle Emerald Pool
On the way from the Middle to the Upper Pool.
The next three are from the Upper Emerald Pool.
The pool which is brown this time of year instead of emerald green.
The water comes through the two cracks on either side of the rock high above the pool.
The walls around part of the upper pool.
The next four are from the hike back down along the Kayenta trail.
A face carved out of the sandstone.
A different way of looking at the canyon walls.
A very small lizard and a large caterpillar whose paths cross.
The river below where the end of our trail is.
The trail can be very slick and wet when the wind blows the water coming down from the middle pool.
The water comes down in various places to the Lower Pool.
Part of the trail from the Lower to the Middle Pool.
The Middle Emerald Pool
On the way from the Middle to the Upper Pool.The next three are from the Upper Emerald Pool.
The pool which is brown this time of year instead of emerald green.
The water comes through the two cracks on either side of the rock high above the pool.
The walls around part of the upper pool.The next four are from the hike back down along the Kayenta trail.
A face carved out of the sandstone.
A different way of looking at the canyon walls.
A very small lizard and a large caterpillar whose paths cross.
The river below where the end of our trail is.
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