The Kehler Trailer Adventure: Zion National Park, Utah

On Mother's Day we went for an amazing hike to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park. Unfortunately we had a battery issue with our camera so we don't have any photos from that day. If you go to http://www.zionnational-park.com/images/album2/index10.htm you can see incredible photos of where we hiked. Amy and I didn't do the last bit of the hike because you had to use chains to climb up to the top. With Amy's hand being broken, she wouldn't have been able to use it to put all her weight on and lift herself up...so, we took a break at Scout's Lookout while the boys continued on all the way up to Angel's Landing. That suited me just fine as the rest of the trail was very steep and narrow with sheer cliffs on each side. We all agree that this is the most spectacular hike we've ever done.

Zion National Park was amazing! After being at the Grand Canyon which was cold and mostly inaccessible and then at Bryce Canyon which was even colder, Zion was a refreshing change. There are dozens of trails to hike and lots to see....and the views are incredible! This view is from the Canyon Overlook trail on the east side of the 1.1 mile tunnel built through the mountain in 1930. If you look close, you can see part of the switchback road that leads up to the tunnel. The photo below shows the mountain that the tunnel is built through.

The east entrance to the tunnel. If you are towing a trailer or driving a large vehicle, you require a pilot vehicle to lead you through the tunnel. The stop all oncoming traffic in both directions to let you pass through. Unfortunately, as mentioned in a prior blog entry, we were too long to pass through, so we just drove through from the west side once we were already camping in the park.

One of the pools along the Emerald Pools hike. There were a series of pools, each one getting progressively higher in elevation. The middle pool (pictured above) had a 30 to 40 foot waterfall down to the lower pool. An oasis in the desert.