Zion National Park

Five nights to begin our adventure

Hurricane Mesa

A supersonic test track

The Watchman

Moonrise over the Watchman

Zion Canyon

Mule Deer

There were plenty of mule deer in the campground

Sunrise

Sunday morning we hiked the Watchman Trail to view sunrise in the valley

Looking towards the Watchman Campground and Springdale

This hummingbird was annoying a larger bird when we walked by

Prickley pear cactus

A hiker at the viewpoint of the Watchman trail

A good beetle

Mule deer in the valley

Trumpet lilly

A lizard climbed the rock near our campsite

After we got into our new campsite we found even more lizards

Loud bird

Hidden Canyon

We hiked up to Hidden Canyon and walked back into the canyon past the maintained trail

End of maintained trail

We had to squeeze through some rocks

Saw some awesome erosion

Observation point from HIdden Canyon

Leaving the canyon

Deer

A doe and two fawns wandered near our campsite

A fawn

Hanging out in the bushes

A banded lizard

Stars over the Watchman

Hiking the Narrows

We hiked the Narrows Monday afternoon.

A sweet beetle!

Us in the Virgin River

Hiking in the Virgin River

Jess crossing the deepest point we went through.

The canyon walls got very close a few times

The shoes and sticks we rented

South Entrance

View from our campsite

Sunset in Watchman Campground

Northgate Peaks

Hiking the Connector Trail to Northgate Peaks

Wildflowers

Fields were full of wildflowers

The number four tree!

Northgate Peaks

Jess on Northgate

Steve on Northgate

A neat cave

Standing tall

More wildflowers

A hardy tree

Going down the slickrock

Mule deer

Hanging out near the trail

Connector Trail sunflowers

Connector Trail View

Walking through the sunflowers

After the hike we went up to the Kolob Reservoir

We stopped after some rain passed through to see the waterfalls

The another squall passed through and we go even more falls!

Our car for the trip

Looking out towards Zion canyon

Double rainbow!

After a night of thunderstorms the Virgin River was running high

Emerald Pools

Fall at Lower Emerald Pool

A sweet grub we found on the trail

Bubbly clouds

Mule Deer along the Sand Bench Horse Trail

NPS marker

The Three Patriarchs

View from the Court of the Patriarchs Viewpoint

We walked back to our campsite via the Pa'rus Trail

Checkerboard mesa

Mesa on a Mesa

Two great lizards on a bridge

We drove out to the east side of the park and hiked up the East Rim Trail until we got a view

The bridge on the trail

East Rim trail view

Cool lines in the rock

We were just up there in the sun

Hike up to Observation point

Angel's Landing was closed because of a rockslide that took out part of the trail

View from Observation point

Ridge on Angel's Landing

Cool mesa

Trail up to Observation point

Many mesas

Canyon walls get closer

Awesome rock walls

Angel's Landing

View down the trail to the road

Virgin River near the visitor center