A Pet Talk Adventure Part 1 ~ Zion NP

Kate (Kater) had some time to kill before getting into her new place in Colorado, so she came here. We took a trip down to Southern Utah to go camping, visit the National Parks, and volunteer at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary...then we hiked Mt. Timpanogos when we came back. I'm apparently not capable of only choosing a few photos :o so this will have to be split into a few threads, this thread is from Zion National Park.

We spent 2 days there, these are from the first day:

Kate's car...only girls could pack a car with this much crap. :p
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The tunnel from the Canyon Overlook trail
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The overlook
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Weeping Rock
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Lizard
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Young squirrel
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The top Emerald Pool (not so emerald anymore..)
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The "ampitheater" surrounding the pool
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The second day, hiking the Narrows:

The Virgin River
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Its interesting to hike it as there are some places you can walk on land, some where the water is fairly shallow, and some places it is waist deep (well, if you are short like me that is). Sorry I know many of these look basically the same but I was a little photo happy as usual.
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Kate found a friend
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I was standing in the moving water for a lot of these shots...which is why I lost yet another lens cap...
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Back on dry land, a squirrel along the path
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Mule deer buck
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Some bison we saw on the way back to camp
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Sorry, two more pics of the narrows, I put a couple of pics together to better show the height of the canyon walls.
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Stay tuned for the next threads...I'll try to get them up in the next few days

Wow! What pretty scenery! Great pix as usual! :D

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us. Zion National Park has always been on my list of places to go... and these pictures have made me want to go even more. :)
I'm looking forward to more pictures!

When I was in 8th grade (like a hundred years ago) my math teacher worked at Zion in the summer. My parents loved to travel and so we ended going out there that summer and seeing her at one of the gift shops. My parents weren't into hiking so we didn't get to see the parts you did but I remember it as a beautiful amazing place. I wanted to work there when I got old enough but I never did. Your pictures are really beautiful and bring back a lot of good memories.

Wow, that is really beautiful!! Your photos are amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest. :D

Awesome photos:eek: I would love to see just a fraction of what you've seen and experience.

Can't wait for the next installment:D

Wow they are stunning! Amazing scenery and you obviously have a talent for photography. What kind of camera/s do you use?

We went there by accident once, and it is just gorgeous. Great photos, Amy, and sounds like you guys had a good time, too! :)

fabulous pics! :D
looks like a lot of fun!
welcome to the Mainland Kater! :D

Wow! Zion! One of the greatest places in the world!
Regarding that it was July there is still quite some water in there.
And nice and cute friends you found:)

Oh how Beautiful!!!
I can't believe how many people are there! WOW!

Great pictures!

I can't wait to see the rest!

:eek: WoW All those pics are just BreathTaken.. Mother Nature at her Best for sure.. great pics thanks

AMAZING photos! looks like such an adventure! :D

Thanks everyone! See part 2 here :) http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...=1#post2049234

Very beautiful.:) Now I'm off to see part II.

OOOOOOOOO thank you soooo much for posting these pics!!! We were in Zion NP in 1984, so your beautiful pics brought back lots of memories!! Zion is soooooo special!! I am sure you stood on the very same spot on that trail:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tah/zion08.jpg. I was hiding under THIS rock to get some shade!!

and this was exactly the same view we saw!!
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Your pics are soooo good!!

I hope that your next park was BRYCE CANION NP!! That is the most most beautiful place on this earth:)

Beautiful pictures!:)