Zion - Part 2

After our fun lunch, we went back out to the park to hike some more trails.  Our second trail was not quite as steep, so Bobby used the Bjorn carrier to carry Gia... this made for much easier access to her in order to snap some cute pictures.

One neat thing about the park is that you drive through the canyons to get to each trail.  As we were driving around, I thought about how huge the rocks were and how amazing it is that God has created such beautiful, gigantic landscapes.  There were enormous rock formations on either side of the road, and there had been a rockslide just a couple days before in the park.  It felt both scary and awe-striking to be in between the mountains of rock, seeing their beauty while also knowing that our lives would be over if they decided to crumble.  It made me think about God, and how He deserves our awe-ness and fear.  He is beautiful and majestic, but powerful and able to decide the beginning and end of lives.  I think that when we hear the phrase "fear God," we think of getting a big 'ol spanking or being under a dictator... when actually, it's just a matter of admiring and respecting God, His power and His hand in our lives.

Here are some photos from our second day in Zion:

The most beautiful part of the trail, I thought.  It had blue blue water with a red-rock backdrop.

The water was cold!  Gia wasn't happy that we dipped her toes in it.

A lady who was painting the landscape took our family picture.

Sweet kisses.

This was Bobby's favorite part of our last trail.  It was a long tunnel carved out of the mountainous rock.  There were carved out "windows" along the way, and it was like driving on a rollercoaster.  Bobby really enjoyed it.

A slanted rock... not sure if it has a real name or not.

I named this one "Sliding Rock."  Not sure if it has a real name or not, either.

We wore Gia out!

I forgot to add this picture to my previous blog.  This rainbow showed up on our first trail, and I was tickled because rainbows have a special place in mine and Bobby's hearts.  Maybe I'll elaborate on that in another blog at some point.

On our last day in Zion we took Gia to the playground and put her on the slide for the first time. I think Bobby and I had more fun than she did, although she enjoyed jumping forward from the top of the slide into Bobby's arms.

Last but not least, here's a picture of a sign that I thought was hilarious. I thought it was funny that there needed to be a sign telling people not to drink from the dirty water that was dripping down the side of the hill.