since we drove up to the park from phoenix, arizona, we wound up crossing the grand canyon via the historic navajo bridge.
my brothers, f-stop and hotdog, were able to join us on the trip. f-stop wanted to take a bunch of pictures, since he'd heard that the views at zion were amazing (they were), and hotdog really likes hiking and camping, and this excursion promised plenty of opportunities for both.
here we are at the park' southern entrance, in springdale, utah.
i opted out of the first hike, in zion narrows, because i don't like getting wet and duff said that we'd be hiking in the water for almost the whole time. however, f-stop and hotdog kept her company during the hike, and i sort of promised them that i'd put up a few pictures on their behalf:
hotdog (on the left) and f-stop (on the right) at the sinawava shuttle stop, near the zion narrows trailhead.
when hiking, if the trail crosses a stream, river, or other body of water, sometimes it will be marked with small piles of stones, called cairns. with that in mind, hotdog and f-stop were highly amused to see these piles of smooth stones in a little cave along the virgin river, which serves as the trail through the zion narrows.
(left to right:paddy (duff's dad's gnome), packer (he belongs to her good friend carol hudson), hot dog, and f-stop.)
as they hiked, they came across this camera sitting on a rock by the river. duff offered to take the gnomes' picture, but quickly discovered the camera had been left behind for a reason- it had fallen into the river and was soaking wet. so, instead of taking a picture of the gnomes with the camera, she took a picture of the gnomes with the camera.
(to be continued)
