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Google Earth view of Zion Canyon, looking up the canyon from the south. The Observation Point Trail is shown in light blue in the distance.
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Looking up the Canyon at Observation Point. The trail is shown by the light blue line. Angel's Landing is at the lower left of the image.
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View of the Observation Point Trail, looking back down the canyon towards Springdale in the south.
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Driving to Zion from Hurricane in the morning
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Nearly sunrise!
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A model of Zion Canyon at the Visitor Center
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The shuttle busses that will take us to our trailhead
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Boarding the bus
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3 of the 6 hikers. Two were lost before we got to the Visitor Center, and 1 was manning the photo gear.
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Map of the trail at the trailhead
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The trailhead to Observation Point
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Off we go!
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View of the main canyon from a short way up the trail
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The trail behind us
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One of many carved cliffs we can see
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The Hidden Canyon Trail forks off towards the top left
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Our little flash can't compensate for the bright Utah sun in the canyon behind us!
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