Foto de Parque Nacional Zion, Estados Unidos, América del Norte

Virgin River cutting through a narrow stretch of canyon

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A canyon full of outdoor activities awaits you in Zion - the Virgin River Canyon is the artery through which everyone flows north or south, to trail off for exploration on both sides.
From here, it was mostly climbing over rocks - if needed, with the use of chains. This is easily the most spectacular part, as the trail at times is narrow and you have unobstructed views down the steep rocky cliffs on either side of the rim. When we reached the summit, we sat down to soak in the spectacular sight on all sides. The sunlight was now finding its way into the canyons around us, and we realized that this must be one of the best places in Zion National Park to get a good idea of the park. Some of the enormous rocky mountains can be seen from here, like the Great White Throne just opposite the canyon. The summit of Angels Landing is full of chipmunks, and despite all the warnings not to do so, unfortunately many others were giving food to these impertinent, but cute, animals. On our way down, we came across a guy obviously having a big problem with fear of heights - taking very small steps and working his way up. We were very glad for having climbed in the very early morning - the temperature was rising fast now. That afternoon, we went to Temple of Sinawava - the religious connotations of the names of the mountains and formations obviously were inspired by the Mormons - where we started hiking up the Narrows, a stretch of the Virgin River which is much narrower than the one downstream. Quite soon, we entered the water, and were happy with our special shoes and stick. We worked our way up the canyon which made for a truly exciting hike through cold water. Even with the high temperatures, the narrow canyon and its cold water cooled us down so much as to feel at ease. We followed the course of the river until we just had to go back for reasons of time - and reluctantly turned around: we would have loved to venture further into this amazing canyon with its many turns. Walking down proved to be much easier than walking upstream - and before we knew it, we were on our way down to Springdale, out of Zion National Park.
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