Photos finally!

It's the weekend and I promised photos of Zion, Bryce and Marius (dh).

If you've never been to Zion, go. All of the guidebooks talk about the bad weather during the early spring but it's still pretty and there are relatively few people around. You'll meet folks on any day hike you go on but there aren't crowds like during the warmer months.

These photos were taken during one of our hikes, with us pretending to be outdoorsy people next to pretty rock.We even got into one of the slot canyons at Zion just before the snow turned really bad. The next time we're going in warm enough weather that we don't need dry suits to do the Narrows. I like the snowflakes in the photo.
More of Zion... with the snow melt making the river a pretty green.

And Bryce. Most of the park (all but the visitors center and two pull offs) was closed due to several inches of snow. And of course most of the photos are hazy because it was foggy and/or snowing the entire time we were there. But here's a picture of Marius during a relatively clear period at a scenic "vista." Of course he's all squinty due to the snow glare and wind, but what can you do?And Red Rock State Park which you pass through on your way to Bryce. We just did drive-by tourism through the park as we were hoping to catch better weather up at Bryce. This was of course the only sun or blue sky we saw for the last two days of our trip. We'll be back.