Emerald Pools- 4.29.2016
This photo is taken at the Zion Lodge... we parked at the Visitor Center and road the Shuttle Bus to the lodge.
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The Emerald Pools Trail starts across the road from the Zion Lodge... our hike was ~2 miles, gaining ~400 feet of elevation.
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The hike crosses the Virgin River.
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Looking up valley from the bridge crossing to Angels Landing and Observation Point.
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At Lower Emerald Pool... hiking underneath the spray from the Middle Emerald Pool.
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larman and Denali Girl hiking underneath the spray from the Middle Emerald Pool.
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Looking up at the spray from the Middle Emerald Pool.
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Looking up at Lady Mountain as we continue up toward the Middle Emerald Pool.
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I can see the lady on Lady Mountain.
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Nanda in a narrow section of the trail to the Middle Emerald Pool.
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The middle pool was not very impressive... so lets go on up to the upper pool.
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The Upper Emerald Pool is very nice.
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We have returned past the middle pool... and will make a loop out of this hike by hiking to the Grotto via the Kayenta Trail.
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From the Kayenta Trail we are looking back at the waterfalls that feed the upper and lower Emerald Pools.
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We are looking up canyon at Angels Landing and Observation Point from the bridge crossing near the Grotto... now we will take the Shuttle Bus back to the Zion Lodge and then back to our car at the Visitors Center.
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