Zion National Park Canyon Overlook Trail and Checkerboard Mesa

Alone, because the day before the shower Angels Landing trail planned to give up, but early the next morning, thanks to the evening as sleep could start to get up. Sometimes it is also planned to give up part of the trip ...

There've referred too bright dawn at 6 am, when the Zion (Zion) National Park, Watch Man (Watchman) Chapter camping appearance. Whats happening to my wife and wind early wisdom, that the tent the morning.

Canyon Junction and turn right at the intersection, built on the slopes of a rocky mountain slope tunnel is still connected to the sun also did not do, we rush to 'hidden sanctuary (Hidden Sanctuary)' and trying to move on. (Map of the park and saw the old travelogue style)

East entrance of the park, leading to a long rock tunnel across a small bridge to get out as soon as I pulled in the parking lot. The Canyon Overlook departure (Canyon Overlook) is intended to trail. (Google Click here for location map)

Utah cloudless blue sky and brown rooted trees on a cliff ... but it was only the beginning ...

Huge rocks fringed head! Once someone has had to worry about the sky is falling terrifyingly, over the road, I had similar concerns.

And again, until the blue sky, and after 30 minutes the trail should not ...

Zion Canyon (Zion Canyon) to the east created by a tributary of Pine Creek Gorge look down on you so you can see. Although part of the east, but below the blue sky with white and brown cliffs of Zion unique and breathtaking blend of green trees was not good enough to listen too. We look at the center of the picture before the end of the tunnel, winding rocky hillsides packed brown switch back to the put (switchback) roads also shown. (Click on photo at the top of the representatives you see a better show up)

His way back to the parking lot, which is in danger seems compromised.

Around the side of the cliff gave way, not my way at all placed inside the cliff.

"Well ... still not broken, he is holding up well."

Make sure to push his wife to be a strong watching. He would never break down is not pushing ... ^ ^

When you return to the parking area is visible, RV consideration here was just coming out of the tunnel.

Rock of the mountains through the length of the tunnel is approximately 1.7km It was created in 1930, at the time of construction cost of approximately $ 500,000 was made in the United States where the city is not the tunnel was the longest. Because of the narrow width of the tunnel is larger than normal passenger cars, such as photos of the motor home to control the entry and enter the opposite, because you have to pay a separate toll. (Two-way traffic is possible that there is no regular passenger car toll) in the tunnel tolls someday I want to see my thoughts, and off again ...

Pine Creek along Route 09 leading to tortuous, Zion - Mount Carmel Highway for about 10 minutes just before leaving  large park here Checkerboard Mesa (Checkerboard Mesa) comes observatory.

Single layer of sedimentary rock horizontally vertically erosion as the cliff so that looked a checkerboard pattern. There is also a trail that rises to the top, the board is not allowed to be clambering to turn around and go up the back of the long time that do not seem to be much fun. Checkerboard Mesa, Zion is the last time we left the Bryce Canyon National Park (Bryce Canyon) National Park was headed, continue studying geology. Keeping a ...