Zion is such a beautiful place. One of the most breathtaking places I've been to. Most of the park actually resides inside a canyon, so it's really hard to do it justice in pictures. So many rocks are named. For instance, The Court of The Patriarchs are three giant rock formations, named after Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. Also, other formations are called The Great White Throne and The Watchman. My favorite place was Weeping Rock. You can see it in the photos, because it looks like it sounds. Sandstone is porous, so water creeps in, then almost continuously seeps out of its pores. It's quite beautiful, and cooling, too.
The most popular destination is the Angel's Landing Trail. We did NOT do this trail... we need to train. In four miles, the trail takes you up to the highest spot in the park (where you'd get a really great view). The catch is a bunch of switchback inclines just to get to the start of the trail. Then, a really narrow passage all the way to the top, with just a chain on one side and sheer cliff on the other. It's actually pretty safe if you look at the stats. Apparently, the view is spectacular. We'll take their word for it.
All in all, it was a great time, with great trails and scenery!
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