Monday, May 16, 2011

Zion and to the Grand Canyon

We altered our itinerary slightly so that we could spend more time in Bryce and Zion.  So today we went back thru Mt. Carmel (with the fake cops still there!!) and onto Zion National Park.  The formations towered over us and were spectacular!  There is a trail to Angel's Landing-so named because it was thought that only angels could get to it!  When we go back, we are definitely going to hike it!  We stayed in Zion until mid after noon when we made our way past the Vermillion and Echo Cliffs to Grand Canyon just as the sun was setting.  Awesome!!!  Tomorrow will be the sunrise I've been looking forward to since we started planning this trip!!

The crew in front of Checkerboard Rock

Wayne is the tiny spec on the bottom of the pic


Such unusual formations!




Court of the Patriarchs



Waterfall at lower Emerald Pool


I love finding faces in rock formations!

And yet another face!


The tiny white spec is a rock climber


Weeping rock


The gardens at Weeping Rock

Another angle of Weeping Rock

Part of the Vermillion Cliffs

More Vermillion Cliffs

Echo Cliffs

I think this "space ship" got lost on its way to Roswell!



My first view of the Grand Canyon

Looking to the right of Watch Tower





Amazing!

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