Zion, oh Zion

The map route on the map told us the drive would be spectacular, it was a blue line of switch backs.  We left Ruby's and headed towards Zion and ever increasing beauty. We are convinced that we are doing this trip in the right direction, top down, following the water.  The colored walls of Zion are as massive as they are gorgeous, we want only for better adjectives.   Inside the park we stopped to watch five big horn sheep, one of which was a fawn.  Heard through a few tunnels, one of which had to be over a half mile.  Large holes in the state of the tunnel provided fleeting glimpses of the canyon below.  We got wildcat Willie's to fill our bellies, slathered on the sunscreen and hiked to the emerald pools.  The large Cliff walls and water falls cooled the air and we soaked our get and our hats to beat the heat.  Lower, middle and upper pools so named for altitude but also beauty.  The upper pool is against a massive cliff face and the toppled rocks below have the kids ample place to boulder hop.  We wadded the Virgin River on the return trip and made a stop for ice cream too.  No day is complete with or some pool swimming as we set plans for the next day's adventure.  Seems like that will include The Narrows and maybe Angle's landing.