April 13, 2014 Kolub Canyons, Utah

We went to the northern part of Zion to the Kolub canyons.

The Kolub Canyons. A bunch of parallel red rock  canyons. This is a photo from a sign at the trail head of Taylor Canyon where we hiked today. The dotted yellow line is the trail.

This is the canyon next to the one we hiked today. On the way up there were towering red rock walls and spring green trees.

The Fife Cabin. It was built by Mr Fife and his son in 1930. John on the trail.

Red rocks and ponderosa pines. We hiked up to almost 6,000 feet.  Double arch alcove from below.

The way bottom of Double Arch Alcove. The bottom of a rock with the water reflected on it.

This alcove had water coming out of the rock into a pool. The first photo is the actual size of the bottom, the second photo is a lame panorama that shows it is very tall. It is actually tall and skinny, but he panorama doesn’t show it.

John on the trail. Double Arch Alcove with the arch in the photo, this photo is from farther back.

Waterfall in the creek. John on the trail, it follows the creek. The trail and John both follow the creek.

When we got back to camp this enormous tent was set up in the site next to us. The campers said this is the first time they have used this tent. The parents said their parents brought them to camp here every year, so now they bring their kids to camp here every year too. Bet the parents didn’t have this cool of a tent when they were kids. You can see the bus behind it. Pussy willows, two colors of mustard flowers.

A wild turkey crossing the creek, , barb wire coming out of a tree, it was part of a fence attached to the tree many, many years ago, Manzanita blossoms, fringed gromwell, mustard plant and dead butterfly in the creek.

The moon rose tonight in a V in the canyon wall high above us. It kind of rolled up the side of the V, really cool.