Thursday, July 30, 2015

Zion National Park, Utah


Map legend:
A) Parkland, FL                                I) Grand Canyon, AZ
     Destin, FL                                    J) Zion National Park, Utah
B) New Orleans, LA
C) Shreveport, LA
D) Wichata Falls, TX
E)  Amarillo, TX
F) Albuquerque, NM
G) Petrified Forest, AZ
H) Sedona, AZ






Zion can be a dangerous place depending and the weather and earth movement.
You'll see why in a moment

This was the view of the canyon walls as we drove in through the Eastern entrance.
 The rocks are layered with different colors of sediment that occurred millions of years ago. 
Natures artwork at its best.




This depression in the rock that looks like a mouth was caused by water seeping into crevices
an eventually causing the rock to ooze out, leaving sloping slabs of rock hardened along the way.  


















Our friend Mary





Mary and Jim



In Springdale, Utah, a small town before the southern entrance to Zion National Park



We saw a herd (8 to 10) of Big Horn Sheep on the way into Zion but couldn't stop to get a picture. This is as close as we came. 


Rock and Gem shop. Amazing.



Local restaurant, packed. We had to eat next store.

 Jack's next store, was it.


Art gallery

Beautiful waterfall sculpture


Interesting store wall

Small town susceptible to big town problems.
TOURISTS. URGH
 

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