Day 39: Wednesday, May 21st
Observation Point and East Rim Trail @ Zion National Park
A little tamer than yesterday, we drove out toward the east gate of Zion National Park today and took 2 short hikes as a family. Adam seemed to be feeling better today, so he came along as well.
These were the views from the road.
Amazing.
To get to Observation Point, you take hwy 9 east through the park. Just as you exit the 1 mile tunnel on the east side, we looked for the parking lot on the right. The trail head was on the opposite side of the road from the parking lot.
The trail was short, but the first section was rather steep. It had handrails and foot holds cut into the path.
This was a rather surprising part.
I loved the lines in the sandstone here.
At least they put handrails here.
The view at the end of the trail was this! Awesome.
You could see the whole valley from this point.
End of the trail.
Observation Point Canyon Overlook.
So yesterday, we hiked a short distance along the West Rim Trail and today, we tackled a few miles on the East Rim Trail.
Looking back along the trail route where we came from. The trail really picked up some elevation.
The trail was so very sandy. Felt like we were hiking on the beach.
The views from the top. From here the trail went down and around the valley to the other side.
This was as far as we decided to go. It was time to head back to town and meet up with Mom and Dad for supper.
The total distance ended up being 6 miles anyway, which was fine with us.
Look at this. Fascinating, isn't it?
Back on the road again, we stopped to see the Checkerboard Mesa. Love it!
Back through the tunnel and down the road, we stopped at a pullout to look up at Observation Point.
We stood on top just a few hours before.
Once we returned to the RV, we met up with Mom and Dad and drove into Springdale for a late lunch/early supper. Our favorite place to eat in Zion area is Pizza & Noodle Co.
Excellent pizza.
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