Alarm Fail
We had set an alarm, but incorrectly, so we didn’t wake up at the time we wanted.
We had breakfast and had a conversation with our host and then had showers getting ready to go out.
Finding Parking
We made our way to Zion National Park to go for a hike, but on the way the was a sign stating that the main carpark was full so we had to park in the town just before.
We were unsure where to park, so we stopped at the visitor centre and they said we can park there for $15.
We parked up and took the free shuttle to the park.
Emerald Pool Trail
We didn’t want to do a crazy hike today, and the weather wasn’t great either, so we found a short one called three Emerald Pool Trail.
We had to take the bus from the National Park entrance (where we had to pay $35 for entry in total, lasting us 7 days) up to stop 5 which was where our required trail was.
We began walking the trail and we noticed that the path wasn’t really wode enough for the amount of people, but we made it work.
We got up to the emerald pool section, which was a small waterfall and that was it. The higher section was closed, unfortunately.
We turned around and walked back to the area we got dropped off.
Horses
We saw a paddock full of horses, so we went to see them and say hello.
Walking Part Way Back
We didn’t want to take the bus back from this point as we wanted to explore more, so we asked the lodge nearby how we can walk to the next bus stop down the road and they told us.
We walked on a sand track which is used for the horse riding and this took us quite a bit of time but it was nice as there weren’t many people there, other than the horses we came across.
That being said, we did see some deer too!
We walked on and on and saw some tremendous mountains and rocks.
Arriving at the bridge we needed to cross, we has to get some photos as the were no people around.
We wanted to take the bus from this stop, but it was full on 2 attempts but on there 3rd the driver said she could fit 2 people on, so we squeezed in and rode the bus to the end of the park.
We decided against taking the bus from here to the car as it was set to be absolutely full again, so we walked for 30 minutes to get there instead.
Drive Back
We got the car and drove back home. On the way, the mountains looked crazy, with the contrast of the clouds, snow topped mountains and desert.
We got some more beautiful scenery and then arrived home.
We got home and relaxed for a while. Curtis watched hockey and Kim had a nap.
We went to the supermarket to get something for dinner and decided upon hot dogs with a side of caesar salad.
We are up early tomorrow to get parking at the park itself and to hike some more!
Mr & Mrs Hale
Mr & Mrs Hale 