Weekend Window: Zion National Park
Utah's first national park is known for its biblical references.

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It's been described as a series of sand castles in the desert. This morning a spot perfect for, for camping, or horseback riding, or just hiking, walking around. O weekend window opens in high definition to Zion national park.

We are in Zion national park in the extreme southwest corner of Utah. The early pioneers in the area referred to this place as Zion because it, er, it was a biblical reference--but they interpreted it to mean a place of refuge or sanctuary.

The light in Zion canyon changes all day long, from sunrise to sunset. “The true first light is on temples and towers, and they get that first burst of light, but it's really nice light for a very fleeting moment.”

Most of the color that you see in the rock is iron and I know that doesn't sound very exciting. But, er, iron is a very significant mineral that, that colors rock. It can be yellow; it can be red.

This area used to be like the Sahara desert only larger. And later this sand became sandstone and as it's been eroded by the Virgin River. That what it's created all those absolutely wonderful scenery that was surrounded with.

Weeping Rock is a spot where a spring, over your head, will be constantly dripping water and that water--is hundreds if not thousands of years old.

It’s also place in the park we have one of the largest hanging gardens. We have literally plants clinging to the sandstone walls.

“In Zion, as big as it is, if you trek off for a half a mile in any direction you can end up in a small side canyon and have a real sense of being connected to the land.”

For me, one of the favorite things about this canyon is on a bright summer day, to be able to look up and see the green cottonwood trees that line the valley floor, the huge red cliffs and then the incredibly deep blue sky. I’ve seen that no where else.


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