We woke up bright and early in the Grand Canyon to start our trip to Zion National Park and after a four hour drive we arrived mid-day. The open farm land a few miles before the park had us had us wondering what to expect from Zion. But as we entered the park, we were towered by sandstone mountains that shadowed the car while we drove on an unbelievable maroon-tinted, asphalt road. We toured the park, one beautiful road in and back, returning to our cabin to unpack. We had dinner at the ranch and then headed across the street with the making of s'mores to the ranch's bonfire. A good night's rest led us to day two at Zion and the second was a packed with great hiking - first to an amazing emerald pool with astonishing waterfalls falling from 150 feet high. Hiking down, we headed off onto a different trail where unfortunately, my Dad took a digger and rolled his ankle...it puffed up like a baseball. With his "slight" injury we went continued on to a shorter river walk that led us to a white water rushing a river beach. Zion is a really dramatic canyon with diverse terrain - one I'll remember. Off to Bryce Canyon National Park.
-Grant
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