Day 60 - Zion National Park

Today's adventure in Zion National Park was the Overlook Trail. It started next to the eastern entrance to the mile-long tunnel. The trail was about a mile long with only 165' of elevation gain. And was classified as a "moderate" trail. I think what made it moderate was the steep drop-offs adjacent to the trail.

In a couple of places, you can see where there used to be anchors bolted to the rocks for chains to hold onto while traversing some of these narrow sections. This nice shady overhang was just past a section where boards and railing were bolted to the side of the cliff.

At the end of the trail, you are rewarded with a great view of the valley from the edge of a near-vertical dropoff. The overlook should be visible from the road climbing up to the long tunnel west entrance. Tunnel windows may be visible on the left side as I was able to see them from this vantage point.

Dom and Martha took a couple of scenic side trails but at least they found the main trail to the overlook. There were so many paths and trails that it was easy to get diverted.

Here is a view of the wooden bridge hanging off the side of the cliff in the middle of the picture. There were a few other narrow sections but they were still at least a foot wide. Loose sand and some water on some of the rocky surfaces added to the feeling of slipping.

Here is Bridget at the end of the trail which are steps cut into the rock. I think that coming down the steps may be the most challenging part of the trail (for me) as it's difficult to see the steps clearly with bifocals. All in all, this was a great walk and the view from the overlook is worth the short walk in.