Zion National Park explorations and more

To start off the summer activities, my girlfriend Kelly and I took a few weeks off work to go check out Zion National Park in Utah. That place is mind blowing! When you think you have seen something big, think again. This place defines BIG! We lucked out with being able to get the backcountry permits by standing in line before sunrise for all our adventures, but totally worth it. But I wouldn't recommend that gamble to anyone, just be on top of it and do your reservations online the months before. I can't wait to go back to this amazing place and explore more.

The perfect hammock tree

Taking a nice cool off break in La Verkin Creek

We got pretty good at creek crossings, in the desert

A normal night in the canyons

Hop Valley

Snake tree

I think we found Jurrassic Park

 The rocks made for a lot of cool little waterfalls

The Subway

 In the Subway

 More cool waterfalls

 Desert cactus flowers

Angels Landing

 Lone tree

Getting into the Narrows

 Things got tight

 They weren't kidding with it being narrow

Flat rock

 Posted up for the evening

 Starting off in the morning

 Waterlogged feet

 Wadding through more waterholes

 Some cool springs

 Rocks on rocks on a river

 Canyon Overlook at sunrise

Mama and baby ram

 Stopped briefly in Bryce Canyon on the way home

 Also swung through Capitol Reef National Park

 Hit the brakes to turn around for a photo than saw this tractor and opted with this evening photo

Sunset at the desert farm