Zion Narrows

When you reach the end of the Riverside Walk..it connects to the the end of the Zion Narrows Hike. The Zion Narrows Hike would be a high adventure hike from the start to the end. (Hikers are allowed to hike a few miles up the Narrows from the Riverside Walk and return without obtaining a permit. A permit is required to hike from Chamberlain's Ranch to Zion Canyon.) Zeke and I were the only ones willing to get the shoes wet and take the a short hike up into the narrows. We only hiked in about 10-15 minutes. It gives you an idea of what you would need to make the entire hike. As you reach sections that you have to hike in the river. Good thing the water is warm.

Riverside Walk

Here is one of the easy hikes. This one has a paved trail that follows the Virgin River along the bottom of a narrow canyon. Hanging gardens of wildflowers in spring and summer are all long the path. I have to say this is one thing that we found so cool. Here you are in the desert climate and yet there are areas of abundance of water just coming out of the rocks and almost rain forest like.
If you do this hike..I strongly encourage being swimsuits and towels. The river has some great swimming areas and the water at the time we were there was about 65degrees and it was over 100 that day. So the water was nice and refreshing.

Zion Canyon Weeping Rock Hike

This was the shortest and easiest hike in the park. It is just about 1/2 mile. Most of the path is paved. Then steps take you up into an alcove. It is a nice cool place to hang out.