Bill Young - Zion Mesa 1

Bill Young Photography

Zion N.P. - The Mesa area - part 1

I had expected many of the spectacular views in Zion Valley from photographs that I had seen. I did not expect the variety of intriguing landscapes available from the roadside just east of the tunnel leading to the East Gate. Some of the stone has been eroded into swirling lines of red on red while other scenes present criss-crossed lines of fractured rock strata. We were in this region about the equivalent of two full days and hardly began to explore just the easily accessible potential of this area. There are many small off-shoot canyons and the whole backcountry mesa area on both sides of the main Virgin River Canyon that can provide additional visual treats.

Wendy and Dave on the mesa

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