Zion National Park

"In Zion, nature has built her own great cathedrals, and it is here that the weary soul can come and find rest, awe, and inspiration." ~ Unknown

Seriously, the next few months won’t feel like summer without a trip to the southwest. I feel bereft with FOMO, even after my recent trip to Peru. I mean, Peru was beautiful, but unsatisfying. I crave the warm winds of the desert. I desire the looming shadow of red rock bearing down on me, or some gnarly tree bones decaying beneath my feet. I need vistas that sizzle with striated rock seared by mother nature’s fiery hands. I hunger for more of Big Al’s Burgers in Kanab. Or Fry Bread Tacos in Page, Arizona. I hanker for hikes that don’t exhaust me into a coma! And what I want to do almost always revolves around Tucson, Sedona, Moab and yes, Las Vegas, baby! This is my last post from our trip to Utah last spring. It ends with memories from Zion National Park. Follow my feet…

Before we left our rental, a hawk stopped by for a drink.

Red rock nirvana!

Mosaic Monday

Do you see the moon?

I know I’m very lucky to travel as much as I do. But it is never enough. I’d love to see the whole wide world before I die. I bet parts of Australia might satisfy my need for red rock. But we’re already planning a southwestern trip for next year. And this is the end, for now.

As always, have a meaningful Memorial Day everyone.

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Sharon Wagner is a supernatural writer, inexhaustible travel blogger, and illustrator of children’s books, including Maya Monkey. A creative from birth, she never stops dreaming of magical worlds to unravel with words. Her debut novel, The Levitation Game, launches this summer. When she’s not traveling the jungles of Central America, Sharon lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two cats.

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20 Comments

  1. Hello Sharon,
    I love Zion it is a wonderful park, the red rock is beautiful.
    Great sighting of the hawk and the hare.
    Thank you for linking up and sharing your post.
    Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

  2. Hubby and I have been there. It’s a most beautiful place to explore. Great shots.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. ♥

  4. Hello Sharon,
    That’s amazing. What a great and wonderful places!!
    So very nice these rocks with that nice colors.
    That could be a good place for a western movie.

    Many greetings,
    Marco

  6. Sorry you’re not getting to the southwest this year, or maybe you could make a brief trip? If not, it’ll be there in the future.

  9. What amazing photos of your trip.
    I think the rocks are really amazing, you don’t see this here.
    The Netherlands is a flat country, with only a few small hills in the south.
    All the best, Irma

  10. What a remarkable looking place – and those are some remarkable looking ears as well!
    Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne

  11. My grown kids and grandkids absolutely love Zion National Park. I have never been there but I can sense from all of their stories just how beautiful it is..

  12. The west is a magical place and no place quite like Zion. It is a favorite of mine. We have traveled out west many times, but Zion is special. I think you might have a case of wanderlust 🙂 Thank you for linking up. Have a wonderful weekend.

  14. Craving that immense, looming shadow of red rock makes total sense, especially since nothing else on earth quite matches the unique energy of the American southwest. The shot of that hawk stopping by for a quick drink right before you left is such a magical, intimate departure gift from nature.

  15. Sounds like you’ve been bitten by the desert bug! I totally recognize it, and was bitten some years ago myself. Those red rock patterns are amazing!

  18. Zion is my favorite national park that I have ever visited. Your words and photos capture its essence beautifully. And I so agree with you about traveling the world. It would be my lifelong dream to travel the world.

  19. Now I want to go to Zion. I spent the early 60’s, in Price, UT, not far from Moab and your photos make me all nostalgic for the desert southwest with the monumental cliffs and mountains and arches and all the rest. Back in them days Moab was a dusty old uranium mining town. Now it is all the rage. Great change.

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