On Sunday, Dec. 1st we drove to La Verkin, Utah only a few miles from our home in Hurricane. There we found a municipal park with a nice long hiking trail along the La Verkin Creek to the point where it converges with the Virgin River called Confluence Park on the edge of town.
We enjoyed the view of the snow-covered mountains in the distance as we hiked past an abandoned dairy farm.
In the afternoon Dad and Mom drove back to Zion NP and rode the shuttle bus to the end of the park to explore more of the park, while I stayed home for a nap. The Court of the Patriarchs is a breathtaking view of three tremendous peaks named after three Christian patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
From there they rode the shuttle bus to the next bus stop, "The Grotto" where the trailhead for "Angles Landing" the highest and most dangerous hike in the park is located.
The last stop on the shuttle 's route is the "Temple of Sinawava", one of the most revered deities of the Piute Indians. This is where the trailhead for the most popular hike in the park can be found.
In the afternoon Dad and Mom drove back to Zion NP and rode the shuttle bus to the end of the park to explore more of the park, while I stayed home for a nap. The Court of the Patriarchs is a breathtaking view of three tremendous peaks named after three Christian patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
They stopped at the famous Zion Lodge and started on the hiking trail that leads to the Emerald Pools. Zion had received over a foot of snow over the past two days and the trail had a great deal of slush and in some places ice on it, making it very dangerous. So they decided to turn around after hiking only about a half a mile.
At the "the Big Bend" bus stop "the Great White Throne" overlooks the valley below.
The last stop on the shuttle 's route is the "Temple of Sinawava", one of the most revered deities of the Piute Indians. This is where the trailhead for the most popular hike in the park can be found.
The very popular hike called "The Narrows" spends most of its time splashing through the Virgin River as it winds its way through a very narrow passage between sheer sandstone cliffs. This time of year however it is much too cold to hike up it without exposing oneself to hypothermia.
On Monday, Dec. 2nd we all went to the northern part of Zion National Park to the Kolob Canyons area. When we got there we realized that the northern part of the park had received more than a foot of new snow over the past few days. The road into the park that leads back into the canyon was still slippery and a sign said that the road could be dangerous and there were icy spots, so we took a couple of photographs and turned around to leave before we reached the overlook.
So we went back to Confluence Park in LaVerkin and took another hike. At the end of the trail, there is a basalt cliff called Cactus Cliff that rose from the valley floor several hundred feet.
On Monday, Dec. 2nd we all went to the northern part of Zion National Park to the Kolob Canyons area. When we got there we realized that the northern part of the park had received more than a foot of new snow over the past few days. The road into the park that leads back into the canyon was still slippery and a sign said that the road could be dangerous and there were icy spots, so we took a couple of photographs and turned around to leave before we reached the overlook.
So we went back to Confluence Park in LaVerkin and took another hike. At the end of the trail, there is a basalt cliff called Cactus Cliff that rose from the valley floor several hundred feet.
Tomorrow the weather is supposed to start getting better, so Dad and Mom are planning to go back to Zion NP to do some more exploring😉.
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