A Perfect Day in Zion! - Day 58

We had a fabulous day here. First, it was not too cold during the night - maybe only the low 50's. We went to Cafe Soleil in Springdale for coffee and to check our emails.

To reduce the impact of traffic and pollution on the Park, Zion now has a shuttle system to take you up the canyon. It is very convenient as the shuttles are only about 7 minutes apart. We took the shuttle to the last stop, the Temple of Sinewava. There, we got out and took the paved one-mile walk along the river to the Narrows. From there, you'd have to walk in the water to access the rest of the canyon. It is closed, however, because of how hard the river is running. (not that I would have river walked anyhow!) If you look at the photo above, there are actually FOUR climbers. You will have to enlarge it to see them. It takes them 2-3 days to get to the top; they sleep in hammocks. Courageous? Crazy?

By this point, the weather was well into the 70's, sunny and very pleasant. We had our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches alongside the river. The photo below is near where we ate.

From there, we stopped at Weeping Rock and took a short hike up to a waterfall. The views down the canyon were beautiful. The scenes are so large and sweeping that it is impossible to adequately capture them with the camera. We couldn't stop taking photos, though, as the views are so amazing.

We then rode the shuttle back to the campground and relaxed at the campsite and watched the shadows move across the rocks.