Zion National Park

This past weekend we visited the beautiful Zion National Park. We stayed at Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort, which is just outside the East entrance of Zion. Not only is it about a 10 minute drive from the park, there are TONS of activities just at the resort. We spent most of our trip 4 wheeling around the resort. It was beautiful and relaxing.
There is always debate on if we should actually go into the park. My husband and dad are not fans of the crowds (honestly, I'm not a huge fan either). I love the hikes in the park, and there are tons that we could let our little one do, if she is feeling up to it. If not, we carry her in a back pack carrier. She slept through most of the hikes this trip.
Anyway, here are some of the pictures from our trip.

There were multiple times we saw deer right outside the house we were staying in. 

Checker Board Mesa at Sunset from the overlook in Zion Ponderosa 

The view from Weeping Rock

Another view from Weeping Rock

The waterfall at the Lower Emerald Pools. This is one of my favorite hikes in the park.

We went to the middle pools this time, and there were frogs. They were a super interesting shade of silver. Also. We watched another frog get eaten by a snake. It was horrible, but I couldn't look away.

 We had a super fun time, and we are looking forward to going back!