TIM McLENEGAN

Zion September 2021

  1. Relaxing at our camp in Zion after a long day of hunting down dino tracks.
  2. Bridge Mountain above our campsite
  3. The Watchman
  4. Together at our campsite
  5. Some deer and cacti along the Watchman trail.
  6. Lots of cacti!
  7. Bridge Mountain and the Virgin River.
  8. Angels Landing and our destination for the morning hike
  9. We're going up there???
  10. Little people along the trail climbing into Refrigerator Canyon below Angels Landing
  11. Little people in a big canyon
  12. Getting ready to do the narrow chain section of the hike
  13. Sun lighting up the tops of fins jutting out into the canyon
  14. Looking across the canyon at Hidden Canyon trail which I did with some friends 9 years ago.
  15. Together at the top of Angels Landing looking back down the canyon
  16. Looking down from the top of Angels Landing at people navigating the narrow sections using chains as hand holds.
  17. Looking up canyon at the Big Bend part of the canyon
  18. No kidding!
  19. Looking down at the Wiggles which lead up the chains section.
  20. Cool small patters in the sandstone along the trail
  21. Closeup of some cool patterns in the sandstone
  22. Closeup of some cool patterns in the sandstone
  23. Looking back down the canyon and at the beginning of the trail while we hike back down
  24. One last look back at Angels Landing and the mountains upcanyon.
  25. Looking up at the canyon wall from the river walk where the canyon narrows.
  27. The Three Patriarchs: Abraham Peak, Isaac Peak, and Jacob Peak, which is hidden behind Mt. Moroni.
  28. Moon over the Watchman
  29. The dramatically-named Towers of the Virgin including The Sundial, The Witch Head, and Altar of Sacrifice
  30. The Beehive
  31. A different view of the Towers of the Virgin
  32. Hill made of sandstone layers in upper Zion
  33. Petrified sand
  34. Really liked looking at and taking pictures of all the rock formations with their colorful layers.
  35. Petrified sand dunes in upper Zion
  36. Wonder what's over this hill?
  37. The road leading to Checkerboard Mesa
  38. Exploring in the hills along the road.
  39. Little cactus growing out of the sand
  43. Checkered rock with colorful stripes next to Checkerboard Mesa
  44. Checkerboard Mesa. The horizontal lines are sandstone layers and the vertical lines are joints from freeze-thaw cycles.