View of Lower Emerald Pools
The mountains of Zion
This morning Tim and I slept in a bit and had a small breakfast. We then headed out for a run on the Pa'rus trail. I felt bad he did not get a chance to experience that trail yesterday since he went back with Leah so we decided to run it. It was a little cold but we made it and it was just as beautiful as the day before. After that we got ready for some more time exploring and hiking. We got on the shuttle and stopped at the Court of Patriarchs which has 3 really tall mountains right next to one another that are named Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Then we did a hike called the Kayenta trail which lead us up a mountain and then hooked up with the lower Emerald Pools trail we did the other day. It ends up at the Zion lodge so we had a nice picnic lunch on the sprawling green lawn there. Then we went to our final destination which was the Narrows. We started off doing the Riverside walk which is a nice walk along the river. Then the trail ends and your only option is to hike into the river, upstream. We were not sure this would happen as the water was only 50 degrees today. But all of the kids wanted to go in! So, Kevin and I braved the bitter cold and walked into the water with the kids. We went maybe ¼ of a mile up the river. I just wanted to make it to the part where the canyon narrows a bit and we did. One day we will do the entire 16 miles…but in the summer when it is warmer. Unfortunately, the camera battery was dead so no photos from this day. The rest of the day was hanging out at the campsite. We splurged and had a great dinner of steak, salmon and baked potatoes cooked on the fire…they only took nearly 2 hours to cook but were worth it. The Renwick's brought some happy hour food and wine so that kept us busy while we waited for those potatoes. Then we had a campfire with smores and roasted Starburst. Then it was time to start packing up because we were leaving early the next morning. Our last night in Zion was lots of fun!
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