Red Rock Rec. Area & Snow Canyon SP

Hi Everyone,

On Monday, Nov. 25th we explored the Red Rock Recreation Area and the Pioneer Gardens, a part of the extensive city park system of St. George, Utah.

It was a warm day so there were lots of people out enjoying the Red Rock Canyon and climbing around on the promontories.

There were several slot canyons in the canyon so we were able to explore them while we were there.

One of the local inhabitants made an appearance on the edge of the cliff for us to photograph.

 Roadrunners are common among the rugged red rocks in this area.

 They were even a couple of arches at the top of the cliff.

On Tuesday, Nov. 26th we drove a few miles out of the city to the Snow Canyon State Park. This is a world-class park with a little of everything thrown in. A dormant volcano, beautiful red and white rock cliffs, snow-capped mountains, a creek, miles, and miles of great hiking trails, several campgrounds, rock climbers, and some entrances to extinct lava tubes.

White rock cliffs behind red sand canyons

Black rock basalt fields left behind by the volcano were strewn about the entire canyon. 

We watched the rock climbers for several minutes and marveled at their courage and/or foolhardiness? These two young women were several hundred feet up a sandstone cliff.

Notice that she has NO safety rope to protect her from a fall.

Again it was a nice day in the mid-fifties so we walked several miles along the paved trail that allowed cute puppies like me.

There is a cool sign at the beginning of the 3-mile paved trail that Dad found to be photo-worthy.

We even found ourselves in some unusual places, like upper Galoot and lower Galoot, two more places we have never been to before.

The lava fields drew our interest, especially the striations in the sandstone, which has been eroded by wind and water over the centuries.

There is even a sandstone arch on one cliff near the end of the park.

Tomorrow we are going to explore Quail Creek State Park and maybe Grafton Ghost-town😊.