Reverberations

After the Grand Canyon, mom and I spent a night in Zion National Park. We sort of just tacked on the excursion, and little did I know what spectacular country we were headed for.

The day we arrived, we hiked, aka waded, through The Narrows ... a river that winds for miles on end through a narrow canyon. The river is a marked route, and some, like us, make the journey in old tennis shoes and shorts, while others come more prepared - with wet suits and even dry suits. We arrived on a baking hot sunny day, making our methodology for The Narrows fairly manageable, although I was a bit chilled by the time we exited back on to dry ground.

After a night in the luxurious and cozy lodge in Zion National Park, we woke early to hike up to the Emerald Pools. We had the place to ourselves and reveled in its beauty and powerful energy. After a quick breakfast, we set back out on the road, headed first to Salt Lake City, to drop mom off at the airport, then back to Jackson, to be back at work Monday.

All in all, it was an epic, rejuvenating, spectacular mini-vaca to canyon country.