Monday, 24 October 2011

21 October 2011 ZION NATIONAL PARK Friday

A cold and blustery morning delayed our "great expedition" to Emerald Pools.  However, undaunted, we packed a picnic and set off.

The trail consists of 3 levels of Emerald Pools - lower, middle and upper.  We headed to Upper Pools first, over a sandy and rocky trail and nestled ourselves into a niche, amongst the inquisitive rock squirrels, for our lunch.  At the base of the cliff, we were dwarfed by the dizzying height while the Emerald Pool soothed our senses, 200ft above groundlevel.


The next part of the trail had long drop-offs and precariously balanced mammoth boulders, until we reached the plateau of the waterfall system where we stood atop the trickling water, watching it fall 150ft.

The last part was a slippery section behind the waterfall, gently splashing us as we gingerly stepped our way across the massive arched slimy ledge.

Aother awesome experience.


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