Road Trip to Zion Day 4

On our last full day in Zion Mary and I rented dry pants, neoprene socks, and wading shoes to hike the Narrows of the Virgin River.

Initially the canyon is relatively wide with many deciduous trees which were in full color.

Mary in Narrows hiking attire.

In short order there's a delightful waterfall.

and more brilliant trees.

We spied this nice buck grazing fresh grass at the base of the cliffs and presiding over our activities.

The canyon then narrowed.

These seeps form fantastic patterns on the walls.

We took a nice detour into Orderville Canyon which is quite narrow. Stunning and well worth the time although progress is soon blocked by boulders.

 Back in the main canyon the "Wall Street" section begins.

Mary eddies out on a sand bar.

We loved the water sculpted rock.

Above Wall Street and a mile or so before Big Springs the canyon widens and large boulders slowed our progress, so we called it good and turned around.

Hiking downstream in the river was much easier than the trip upstream!

Unbelievable hike! We were incredibly fortunate to have great weather, clear water, and relatively moderate crowds.