First full day in Zion today, got the shuttle bus the half-mile to the entrance, showed our pass, then got the next bus up the canyon - about a 40 minute trip. Got off just before the end, hoping to do the Hidden Canyon Trail, but it was closed for construction. So, did another one there to Weeping Canyon, where the water moves down through one permeable layer, hits a solid one, and flows out sideways, causing a strange cascade coming straight out of the rock. It's eroded another overhang underneath that you can go into.
We then hiked to Emerald Pools, which has 3 'water features' - one similar to the one above, the next is a series of small streams with monster tadpoles (still?), and finally after a very hot and steep bit, a lovely pool, about 100 feet across, with a sandy beach there. Very nice to get the hiking boots off!
Hiked down a different way, then got a cold beverage and shower, and ready to go out in the town tonight!
Hoping to do Angel Landing tomorrow - search for Angel Landing Zion on Youtube ! - but want to be up early to avoid the heat, and that seems hard to do...
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