Zion Canyon Odd to the End

Buckle up for the ride

Twisted

Ledge Dweller

Condominiums

Forgotten Water Fall

Its a match

Zion National Park - thousands of pictures are taken there every year by photographers ranging from amateurs to professionals. I couldn't resist matching the park picture with the peaks labeled.

Imagine

Imagine rain falling at the top of the sandstone canyon wall, it seeps down through the rock until it squeezes out drop by drop from 'weeping rock'. Scientist estimate the water takes around 2000 years to travel through the rock. We are seeing water from the time of Christ. Just imagine what water could tell us if it could speak.

Two New Views

Stood at the same spot for both pictures.
Vertical vs horizontal.
Zoomed out vs zoomed in.

Two Views

I first saw the White Throne in Zion National Park when I was a child. Sometimes when you remember something from your childhood when you see it later it is not nearly so grand. This was different. I was anxious to see this one amazing mount of whitish granite. All the more startling since it is surrounded by towering red rocks. I saw the Throne and felt chills all over my skin. I think I appreciated it more now that I am an adult than when I first viewed it as a child. The shuttle stopped on one side so I was able to get pictures. Several stops later I realize I am now on the other side. Perhaps you can grasp the size when I tell you that the green fuzz on top is full grown pine trees. Massive. I am so thankful that this canyon is part of the national park system and my grand children will be able to feel the same thrill as I do.

Towering Walls

Zion National Park kept me enthralled for an entire morning. I craned my neck trying to see everything all at once. Beauty, splendor, majesty are but a few of the adjectives that come to mind as I tried to portray the massive size of the walls. The second picture I included people and a ranger station to help gauge the size by comparing the canyon walls to the itty bitty people.