我们住的Springdale小镇就在Zion峡谷边上。小镇上有免费巴士载游客到锡安公园入口,感觉就是几分钟一次,很频繁。所以,虽然游客可以自己开车到公园入口,大多数是乘免费巴士。入口处有门岗,需要买票。我们有年票,出示一下就可以了,一个车子上的人单次进入是35刀。 进了公园,乘Shuttle 巴士。这个巴士也是免费的,沿着最美的锡安峡谷风景走廊(Zion Canyon Scenic Drive),沿着Virgin River,在大峡谷中穿行,一共有九个停靠站。游客根据自己的活动安排,下来后爬山涉水走步行道。

Angels’ Landing Trail,是风景最好但是也是最艰难的一个步道,要爬山涉水,被评为全美十大徒步路线之一,往返5.4英里,爬升高度453米,可以达到锡安国家公园的最高点,以险峻著称。山路很陡很险难走,最后半程在悬崖上,靠铁链借力爬上去,来回要五六个小时,但我们去的时候,因为塌方,正在检修,这条路给临时关闭了。 水中徒步路线The Narrow Trail 也很热门,这条步道大多数时间都会在齐膝深水中行进,走完全程来回要8个多小时 ,大多数人只走一小段来回。 我们这天先到第五站Zion Lodge:



我们在这里走一个小的步行道(Emerald Pools Trail),这是一个很短很容易走的步行道lower Emerald pool,来回1.2 迈,沿途风景有山有水有瀑布:














回到 Lodge。这里是Zion Canyon Scenic Drive上最热闹的地方,很多房子,有旅店、餐厅、商店、休息室。有饮用水免费供应处,游客可以对着龙头喝水,可以用瓶子装水。 中午的太阳太火辣,感觉到很热,于是我们和其他游客一样在大树荫下休息,我家司机去买了两付牌,开了一个牌局:




我们在这里打牌、吃饭,休息了两个多小时,然后乘巴士到了最后一站(第九站)Temple of Sinawava,这里有段Riverside Walk的小路,大概走20分钟到达Narrow Trail的起始点。这条路在峡谷之中沿着virgin river,两旁是很高很陡的红石山岩,峡谷中流水潺潺,绿树成荫。路很平坦,可以过轮椅,路旁还有许多供有人小歇的石凳。







这里有小松鼠,一点也不怕人,看见我居然站立起来打招呼哈哈:


这里是人行道终点,Narrow Trail 的 起点,往前走就要下水了:



我和司机在涉水之前就往回走了,因为我们俩这次只带了三双鞋(旅游鞋、凉鞋、拖鞋),旅游鞋就一双,弄湿了就没鞋穿了。我们同行的四位朋友都带了四双鞋,所以他们勇敢地往前走下水去了。
因为时间充足,我和司机在回程在巴士的第八站Big Bend 和第七站 Weepping Rock 下车看景:





回到公园入口: 
这里是早上收费的小房子,傍晚没人上班随便进了:




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