Zion

Our cabin was about an hour from Zion National Park. 

We stopped at the first outlook to regroup and hear a little about the landscape from our in-house geologist Paul. 

"Checkerboard" hills

Enjoying the view

We had a nice picnic at the visitor's center and then took the shuttle through the park. 

We stopped to do the hike to the lower Emerald Pool, one of three pools. It was a good trail for everyone except M ( and therefor Grandma Nancy) because "someone" got "distracted" at the trail head. By "someone" I mean M, and "distracted" I mean saw children playing in the creek and COULD NOT MOVE ON- had to go in. 

The walk was nice but the day was pretty hot so we were happy to find a small waterfall at the end of the hike. It was a great way to cool off!

The rocks above the pool

The pool below and the rock formations above.

Looking back up the path - Cooling off in the spray from the waterfall

It was thought provoking for some..

A happy family, out hosts - Paul, Johanna and Michelle

They are VERY accommodating!

After an ice cream and touring around the rest of the park, we headed home.
But the views followed us almost the whole way home

Everyone slept well that night, looking forward to Bryce the next day!