Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Spring had sprung in St. George!

We spent 4 great days in St. George last week with our good friends, Jim & Joy Crismon

Going through the St. George Temple was the first thing on our list.



The next day we spent in Zion National Park. Waterfalls were everywhere. This one we walk under on the way to Emerald Pools.

The waterfall in the background is the one we walked under.

This waterfall is flowing into Upper Emerald Pool. When our kids were little we swam in this pool, but that is not allowed now. It was an amazing experience to float on our backs and look up at these sheer red cliffs.

The waterfall in the above picture carved a beautiful pattern in the snow as it hit the rocks.

Our guys

After hiking to the pools, John went back the original trail to get the car and Jim, Joy and I took the trail to the Grotto where he met us. I lagged behind and had fun trying out different settings on my camera...like this one. Got right close and personal with this cactus.

A view up the canyon.

Contrasting red and white rock.

A waterfall along the trail up to the bottom of the narrows.

The 4 J's.

Rock climbers on an interesting formation.


The next day we hiked in the Red Cliffs Recreation Area. It was so beautiful.

Two good friends.

Breathtaking sights around every bend.


My favorite photo of that trip. John checking out the birds (not sunbathers) at Sand Hollow Reservoir.

That night we went to hear Bill Cosby at Tuacahn. Also, the temperatures all the days were in the 70's!

4 comments:

Lisa said...

Cool pictures! Looks like a fun trip.

Grandma Cantrell said...

How neat! Looks like fun.

Steffi said...
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Steffi said...

Joyce, those pictures are so great! Good to see the Crismons too! Such a joy to have wonderful friends! (Just deleted the previous post due to missing words!)