"Sharrie's Zion Monumental Brush" Zion National Park by Sharrie

Zion National Park Travel Guide: 572 reviews and 1,226 photos

Canyons, Canyons, Canyons! If you've visited most of my American travel pages, you'd know this is where my soft spot lies. The canyons' grandeur & beauty inspire feelings of awe, reverence & peace everytime I visited them. These are emotions that are almost impossible to describe & one has to feel it within herself/himself. It's like being in touch with your soul & all things seem possible in that instant. At that moment, I can contemplate my self as a person in relation to the totality known as the universe; feeling lucky to be alive & grateful to be here on earth! PROVIDENCE is the only word I can think of!

The canyons also reflect their individual moods at different time & locations. Just like humans, sometimes they inspire, at other time they relax, renew & create.

ZION, Bryce Canyon & Capitol Reef are all part of an extraordinary landscape that extends east into Colorado & south to the Grand Canyon (this is a must for all travelers to the United States!) of the Colorado in northern Arizona. My favorite of them all is the Grand Canyon! At the Zion Canyon, geologic forces create spectacular walls, slopes & stairways. The sedimentary rocks that form the walls & slopes seemed to have been painted by some monumental brush with a variety of pastel shades of yellow, green, red & purple. This in turn creates the variety of moods & vistas so unique that you'd only appreciate them if you see them with your own eyes!

Facts about Zion Canyon
Established on Nov. 19, 1919.
146,551 acres.
No. of Visitors: 2.5 million p.a.
When to go: Open all year, main season - March to October.

Facts about Utah
Population: 1,711,000.
Area: 84,899 sq mi.
Capital & Largest City: Salt Lake City (pop. 1,065,000).
Origin of Name: From eutaw, the Navajo name for a Shoshoni tribe that lived in the mountain.
Motto: Industry.
Info: Utah Travel Council.
Council Hall, Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.
Tel: (801) 538 1030.

Web Resources
Country Code: 1
Yellow Pages: YellowPages.com
Newspaper: USA Today

Last visit to Zion National Park: Feb 1997
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Andraf May 12, 2004 at 9:52 AM

Great page Sharrie. I hope to get to Zion this summer; thanks for the many tips.
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mht_in_la Dec 26, 2003 at 11:37 PM

Interesting analogy between Checkerboard Mesa and the brick wall in your opening photo.
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zrim Apr 2, 2003 at 8:06 PM

Zion is a fun playground for the geology minded. Also a neat place for those who just want to look at pretty rock formations.
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Martin_S. Feb 23, 2003 at 5:36 AM

Okay Sharrie, if you want to touch those old rock faces, we will arrange an abseiling trip for you....
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phil_uk_net Feb 22, 2003 at 8:11 AM

Wow (or as the Americans would say - awesome!). Great photos of a fantastic landscape. I think the bluest skies I've ever seen were in the States.