Hiking National Parks and the "Box" Part of the Canyon

The National Park Service does their very best to make it possible for each of us to see what God has wrought.  If you ask me though, I think mankind can "wrought" some great things, too!  This walkway and wall are amazing to me.

As you can see by the previous post(s), in a National Park you don't even have to get out of the car to see the wildlife.  But when you realize how non-active you can be and still mosey along to see the sights, maybe you will start to venture out of your homes and towns to quite literally expand your horizons!



























They mark the trails, they pave the trails, they even have Ranger guided tours up and down some of the trails.  Also, folks following the same path as you are are quite willing to use your camera and take a picture of you for you.

You can backpack the less traveled ways and even do back-country camping if you happen to be of a more rugged stripe.  The beauty you see from the easy pathway is nothing compare with what you could see if you ventured a bit farther afield.

I believe it was The Grotto that we stopped at years ago.  It was summertime and none too cool.  It was crowded, and people were playing in the Virgin River.  This time it is off-season, very uncrowded, and refreshingly cool.  We drive on past The Grotto, and this time we get to see the "box" part of the canyon.

This is it.  Unless you are a well-equipped mountain climber you will NOT be getting out of this box canyon any other way than the way you came in!!

Well!  Looky here!  Well-equipped mountain climbers!!  And they are way, W-A-Y up there!!

What's really concerning to me is that it's getting on toward dusk.  I have no clue how they think that they can get to the top before the sun fully sets!!  I don't know.  Maybe they're planning on popping open a tent on the side of the mountain and sleeping right where they are!  I know folks can do that. (FOLKS might do that - but not ME!!!)