Aliza : It looks like creamsicles!
Ken : The horseback ride was very tenuous.
Today, we head to Zion National Park. I am not taking my iPad in my pack so, most photos will wait until Ken uploads. We plan to hike part of The Narrows, The Patriarchs,and Emerald Pools in the morning, then go to the myseums, etc in the heat of the afternoon. We a required to ride the shuttles here so all of us will carry our own pack with water, sunscreen, etc., so we won't carry anything we don't need.
Driving into Zion NO
This is just a little tunnel.
Here we are waiting to be measured to go through the big tunnel, not wide nor high, but long - 1.1mi. long. It was constructed between 1920 and 1930 and n some concrete and steel reinforcement, it has not changed much, so large vehicles must pass through very carefully. Oh, it is also quite curvy. I like tunnels about as much as I do heights, so this has been another stretching experience for me (Crystal). Did I mention there are no lights in the tunnel except the occasional window and headlights? I have my "panic attack aromatherapy stick" handy.
Whew, and we are through the tunnel and snaking down, down, down into the canyon... I tried several times but could not get a good photo of the hairpin turns of this entry road.
We hiked to the lower Emerald Pool and the Riverwalk trails. Aliza, Annie, Zeke and I waked up the river almost to the entrance of The Narrows, but we were not adequately prepared to hike The Narrows (hiking boots are not good in the river).
Lastly, we experienced a rare phenomenon-- a heavy downpour lasting about 15 minutes in Kanab, UT (high desert)! We were warned at Zion that the risk for a flash flood in the Narrows for tomorrow is "probable".
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