Zion, Utah

My "room with a view!"

Zion National Park is located in the Southwest corner of Utah (37 18'0"N 113 3'0" W) and was Utah's first national park. The area has a deep cultural history leading back over 12,000 years. First inhabitants to Zion were ancestors to the Anasazi who, after an environmental shift, were replaced by the Paiute and later by the Mormons. The area had a deep spiritual and cultural meaning for the early inhabitants who worked to preserve this natural wonder. The park also boasts amazing displays of geological proportion. Like many of the parks located in the American Southwest, Zion offers a view into our Earth's physical history in a staggeringly beautiful form. It was in 1919 that Zion National Park came to be and now many of the historical, cultural, and geological characteristics are preserved for all to see.












Looking North towards the park entrance.

Beauty surrounds in Zion National Park























This is the same river that carved the canyon and made for a chilly, yet refreshing morning bath.





















A look at geological history, the Navajo Sandstone cliffs in Zion are believed to be the tallest in the world

Zion offers slot canyons that take visitors to the origins of the present-day canyon.

Too bad, the slot canyon hike was closed during my visit due to the river being too high.