Zion parks

                 THE NARROWS

We walked about 2 km up the river.  As you went further, the rock walls get narrower and higher, so a point where they soar to 1,800 ft above you.

It gets a little precarious at times!

Oct 11 to 17 (Mon – Sun)

We relaxed on Monday, and I buzzed around on the scooter.  Ade laid back and relaxed.

On Tues Dave and Meg and Finley arrived.  We planned to hike the narrows tomorrow

When you are at Zion, it is almos a mystic experience.  The colorful beauty and immenseness of the surrounding cliffs  remind a person just how small we are.  First the area was an inland sea (700 million years ago); then the pressures inside the earth forced the whole area up about 10,000 ft; then the Zion river carved canyons 2,000 ft deep into the relatively soft sandstone layers.  The colored stratification (ranging from white to yellow to orange to red!) of the canyon walls never cease to capture and hold your attention as interest turns to amazement.

The hike up the Narrows starts with a free shuttle ride from your campsite or the town, to the end of the canyon (a distance of 8 or 9 miles).  Then you start a riverside walk for a mile and then you are forced to enter the rather cool waters of the Virgin River.  As you walk a mile or so up the river, the walls get much higher (up to 1,800 ft) and the channel gets narrower.  It is a somewhat tight feeling in places, but from time to time, the sun’s rays are able to shine between the walls, and the feeling is almost euphoric.

This little water fall came from a distance of about 1,000 ft.

Meanwhile, "back at the ranch"!