The beginning of the Narrows - the paved trail leads through the Temple of Sinawava and directly into the Virgin River. You hike in the river the rest of the time.
Skipping between sandbars to start, and taking photo breaks, of course!
Perspective - this canyon is very very tall - that's me on the sandbar!
A bend in the river and canyon.
Another bend in the canyon - it's getting narrow now.
More perspective - that's my dad!
Hiking in the river. The water was 48 degrees that day, not bad! We wore layers of shirts and jackets to compensate for the cold that our legs and feet were experiencing.
Classic Narrows shot.
The size of the cliffs in the canyon reminded me of how very small I am in the world!
Nice sunlight reflected on the canyon walls. Zion is really difficult to photograph, but every once in a while, a decent picture comes out.
After hiking in the shade for a couple of hours, we came around a bend into the sunlight. It felt great to warm up a bit.
Traversing the river. On top of the cold water, the river is full of rounded, slippery rocks (called slickrock), so you need to pay special attention to where you are stepping. Having a sturdy walking stick is a must!
What a gorgeous canyon!
They don't call it the Narrows for nothing! This is an offshoot from the main riverway, called Orderville Canyon.
Beginning the Orderville Canyon hike.
Orderville Canyon was a little bit different than the Narrows themselves. It seemed narrower, but was well worth the hike!
We hiked Orderville Canyon, then came back out to the main Zion Narrows canyon.
On the way back to the trailhead. The Narrows is pretty popular, and we had a wonderful day to hike it!
Utah is home to some of the best national parks in the world. The beautiful rocky landscape is enough for any man to admire.
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