Zion 2009

Zion Nation Park, Utah (October 4-10, 2009)
  • Zion National Park
  • Yvonne pauses on the Observation Point trail.
  • Ovservation Point: 2500-ft above the valley floor.
  • Zion valley and Angel's Landing
  • Looking back at the final switchbacks up the the east rim of the canyon.
  • Angel's Landing summit -- mountain of my fears...
  • Telegraph Canyon and the West Rim.
  • Big canyon, tiny Yvonne.
  • Echo Canyon passage.
  • "Hiking" the 54-degree Virgin River.
  • The Lower Narrows, heading toward Wall Street.
  • Yvonne adds color and scale...
  • Deep into Wall Street.
  • The Narrows / Wall Street
  • At our turn-around point (we didn't feel like swimming).
  • Wall Street sliver of light.
  • Delicate hiking to keep from twisting an ankle.
  • Reflective pool.
  • Made it out (mostly) dry after five hours of wet "trail".
  • Big Bend view of Angel's Landing.
  • Angel's Landing summit.
  • Big wall climbers.
  • A closer look...
  • Dominant valley bloom.
  • An easy walk along the Pa-rus trail.
  • Virgin River near The Watchman.
  • Cottonwood tree.
  • Prickly pear cactus.
  • Crawford Arch.
  • Sunrise at the Virgin River.
  • Start of the West Rim Trail.
  • Heading up - just before entering Refridgerator Canyon.
  • Take heed.
  • Fake edge-of-the-cliff bravery.
  • Angel's Landing; no worries for Yvonne.
  • Chains wear grooves into the sanstone.
  • Red Rock
  • Red region of the West Rim Trail.
  • Gaining the West Rim proper...
  • Blasted out cliffside path.
  • View back down Telegraph Canyon.
  • Far enough along the West Rim for one day.
  • Fossilized bacteria colonies.
  • Observation Point, across on the East Rim of the valley
  • Pit Toilets of Death
  • Haeding Down
  • The Court of the Patriarchs
  • Temple of Sinawava
  • More climbers, if you can spot them...
  • Petroglyphs