We stayed right at the bottom of the canyon at a beautiful condo for two nights with an outdoor pool and jacuzzi. Across from us was a creek which you could either tube or swim in, and next door was the Zion Visitors Center, shuttle buses to take you to/from your destination, an Imax theater, grocery store, cafe and hiking trails. We took the shuttlebus and hiked two trails yesterday. The first was the Emerald Pool trails, taking you up to three emerald ponds with waterfalls. http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-emerald-pools-trail.htm. The second hike was to the Narrows. http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-narrows.htm. Both were very popular hikes so we encountered a lot of people. When you hike the Narrows, part of the hike is through swift moving water. Bubs and I hiked part of the way through the water but didn't go to the deep part where he would have had to swim(the water would have been over his head). There were people swimming in both parts, and we even saw a woman with a baby on her back.The river is so fast that it is hard to balance on the rocks so we both had to take a long hiking stick with us to be able to navigate. He was a little scared at first, but made it through three river crosses. The water was very cold and your feet get numb at first, but eventually you get used to it. After our hike we went out to eat at a cool restaurant downtown called Oscars. Last night we went to the Imax theater and watched The Green Lantern in 3D. There were parts of the movie that were a little scary for Bubs, especially with the 3 D views, but he thought the glasses were really fun.
Today we are in Grand Junction, Colorado for the night. So far we have been in 11 states.
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