Zion! It really is!

We had a restless night of boiling and wind bombarding our tent with sand, so we quickly headed to Utah!

The sandstone canyon and cliffs surround a desert oasis at Zion National Park.

You can see the lush green below that is from the Virgin river.

This park has an efficient shuttle system to all of its highlights to prevent traffic, so we took it to the Emerald Pools trail for a little hike.

It was like walking on a beach uphill, but there were several rewards like this water spray.

This tree that found a home in a crack in the rock form.

And these pools filled with tadpoles.

And finally another pool with the shear rock face as it's backdrop.

Campsite view: