The Watchman Trail

We started our adventure in Zion National Park by riding our bikes to the visitor center early in the morning and then hiking the Watchman Trail.

The Watchman Trail is a 3-mile round trip hike to an overlook of Zion Canyon and Watchman Mountain.

Greg did amazingly well with the rocks and sand.
The Watchman
I love the various shades of blue and green in this photo (This is not a photo of  the Watchman).

On the way down, we saw two deer.

This is a photo of one of them.

After stopping in at the visitor center, we hopped on the bikes and rode the Pa’rus Trail to the main road through Zion National Park.

At this time of the year, the only ways to access this road are via park shuttle or bike.

Court of the Patriarchs

We rode as far as Court of the Patriarchs before turning around.

Court of the Patriarchs
A view of the Virgin River, taken on the way back to the visitor center

Kolob Canyons

After cooling off at the camper, we headed to Kolob Canyons, which is in the northwest part of Zion National Park. It takes about 45 minutes to drive there.

The views were stunning. Better yet, we didn’t have to do any hiking!

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Author: Nancy OBrien

I am a wife, mother, and grandmother, eternally curious and trying to live her best life.

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