73 (D-58) Utah's First National Park - Zion

73 (D-58) Zion National Park, a 229-square-mile (593 km2) park, is located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions. The park is characterized by high plateaus, a maze of narrow, deep, sandstone canyons and striking rock towers and mesas. Zion Canyon is the largest and most visited canyon in the park. (15 miles long --24 km-- and up to a half a mile deep -- 800 m) The North Fork of the Virgin River has carved a spectacular gorge here, with canyon walls in most places rising 2000-3000 feet (600 - 900 m) above the canyon floor.

(A little information and another two thousand words! Thank you Evelyne and Roland for your beautiful photos.)

Jane