Hidden Zion

There’s a place in Zion National Park that few people venture. It is accessed along the Chinle Trail that is not well-known.  Over the years that I’ve hiked the trail, I’ve noticed some clay beds a few hundred yards off the beaten path but didn’t think they presented much of a photo op.  I finally decided to check it out and I’m glad I did!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springtime at Zion Country-Southern Utah

Recent rainstorms have produced dramatic skies and flowering Prickly Pear Cactus here in Southern Utah. Next post will showcase images from the surreal Wahweap Hoodoos.

Prickly Pear Cactus blooms in the spring at Zion National Park, Utah
Prickly Pear Cactus blooms in the spring at Zion National Park, Utah
White puffy clouds surround Eagle Crags near Zion National Park, Utah
White puffy clouds surround Eagle Crags near Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Gooseberry Mesa near Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Gooseberry Mesa near Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds and Cholla Cactus surround Mt Kinesava at Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds and Cholla Cactus surround Mt Kinesava at Zion National Park, Utah
The sun sets on the sandstone walls near Zion National Park, Utah
The sun sets on the sandstone walls near Zion National Park, Utah
An old road meanders through the landscape at Zion National Park, Utah
An old road meanders through the landscape at Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Hurricane Mesa near Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Hurricane Mesa near Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Mt Kinesava at Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Mt Kinesava at Zion National Park, Utah
A cactus flower blooms in the spring at Zion National Park, Utah
A cactus flower blooms in the spring at Zion National Park, Utah
Spring flowers bloom near Zion National Park, Utah
Spring flowers bloom near Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Mt Kinesava at Zion National Park, Utah
Storm clouds surround Mt Kinesava at Zion National Park, Utah