Observation Point

Today we hiked to Observation Point. We had planned to hike it when we did Hidden Canyon but there was far too much ice and snow to go all the way. Today we had better luck. It had been raining a good deal rather than snowing and we found most of the trail to be nice and dry. At Echo Canyon however there was so much water in the usually dry wash that we had to climb the rocks around or go wading through the ice cold, knee deep water. We chose to climb. At the very top of the Mesa we ran into slushy snow and lots of red mud. It was cold up on top, but the rest of the way it had been a nice warm hike for a February day.

I have never seen Echo Canyon looking so beautiful. In fact the entire way up the hike I was mezmerized by the colors of the rocks. Bo seemed to also enjoy the waterfalls everywhere and the moss that was unusually green and healthy looking. Most of the lower trail past Hidden Canyon had water running on it. There was some trail damage from all the floods and rains this winter, but the trail was still in pretty good condtion.

We took a lot of time on this hike taking pictures because it was so unusally colorful and wet! The water in Echo Canyon was flowing deep and we could hear the water rushing through the canyon during a lot of the hike. It was a great day in Zion and a fun hike with my Best Friend Bo. We got to meet two ladies from the St. George area that were a delight and they breezed around that rock climbing area. I was impressed.