Zion National Park – Utah
Zion National Park is located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles long and up to half a mile deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River.
The below picture was taken in ‘The Narrows‘. The Narrows is the narrowest section of Zion Canyon. This gorge, with walls a thousand feet tall and the river sometimes just twenty to thirty feet wide, is one of the most popular areas in Zion National Park. You can see The Narrows by hiking along the paved, wheelchair accessible Riverside Walk for one mile from the Temple of Sinawava. If you wish to see more, you will be walking in the Virgin River. This can involve wading upstream for just a few minutes or it can be an all day hike.
Bottom Up Hike
Hiking in ‘The Narrows’ upstream does not require a permit. Doing the hike this way allows you to see some of the most spectacular and narrowest parts of the canyon. You can hike in the river for an hour and have a great experience, or you can hike as far as Big Spring, a strenuous, ten-mile round trip, all-day adventure.
A hike through The Narrows requires hiking in the Virgin River. You must get your feet wet since there is no trail. Most people choose to start their hike from the Temple of Sinawava via the Riverside Walk and then walk upstream before turning around and hiking back down to the Temple of Sinawava.
Zion Lodge The only lodge in the Zion – The gateway to the very famous hike, ‘The Emarald Pools’. You can have a food or drinks after a moderate hike to the Emerald pool – A 2-3 miles round trip hike to the lower/middle and upper emerald pools.
Emerald Pools
Upper Emerald Pool
Upper Emerald Pool’s view is amazing that no picture can do justice. All 4 sides having a tall mountain and you have a very small pool in the middle. What a lovely place!!!
Angeles Landing
Angels Landing is a 1,488-foot (454 m) tall rock formation. A trail, cut into solid rock in 1926, leads to the top of Angels Landing and provides a spectacular view of Zion Canyon.
One of the most famous and dangerous hikes in the entire world. If you are afraid of heights, please stay away from this hike. Because, in the last half a mile hike, you see 800/1200 feet deep on both the sides with only 2-4 feet wide in the middle.
Does it looks more scary? Yes, it does..)
The opposite side of the Zion Canyon.
The amazing view of Zion canyon from the top of Angels Landing.
After the strenuous hike (6 miles round trip), just remove your shoes and put your legs on the water, your legs will say thank you…)
The map of the Zion National Park’s shuttle stop and important view points. To go to ‘The Narrows’, get down at ‘Temple of Sinawava’. To Angels Landing, get down at ‘The Grotto’. To the Emerald Pools, get down at ‘Zion Lodge’.
