We spent three full days in Zion National Park, one of our favorites. The first day we drove through the tunnel to the eastern edge of the park and hiked the East Rim Trail for the first time. Beautiful, with clouds moving in and the forecast of rain.

That night we took the shuttle into Springdale, had a nice dinner at Oscar’s, and watched the rain move in. After dinner we took the shuttle up the canyon and watched the waterfalls come down into the canyon – something that only happens during a hard rain or in the spring with snowmelt.

That evening we listened to 2.7 inches of rain come down on Ari! The next day the rain continued in the morning and then cleared. The Zion river was angry and very full!

The day turned beautiful by 11:00.

Day three was a typical Zion day.