We approached Zion from the East entrance and as such we had the pleasure of driving the Zion – Mount Carmel Highway. This is a gorgeous road from the top of Zion 
Canyon, through two long tunnels and down several switch backs to the canyon floor. Unfortunately, when we arrived, all the camp sites in the park were taken and it was only 2pm. We did find a spot at an RV park just outside the south entrance. The hefty price of $42/night made us get up early the following day to find a site for $16/night in the park, where we spent another 3 nights.
We loved Zion! 
We did a family bike ride along the river path and Trevor and I each had an opportunity to enjoy a hike with the kids. They joined me on a hike to Emerald Pools and with Trevor to The Watchman, two beautiful trails within the park. Kiah and Trae are really starting to 
become excellent hikers! They enjoyed Zion as much as we did. They were amazed by the wild turkey we had the pleasure to see wandering through the campground. Trae wondered if we could eat it. It was pretty fat!
Trevor got in a few bike rides at places just outside 
the park on trails called Gooseberry Mesa and Guacamole. He managed to do one of the rides with a few Calgarians who were on a bike trip. I did some running on the Zion hiking trails, including an epic day when I ran two popular hiking trails: East Rim Trail to Observation Point and Angels Landing. I ran more than 22km, to the rim of the canyon and back twice, in about 3hours. Needless to say my quads were a sore for a couple of days. Trevor also had the joy of running the canyon trails. The running itself was so easy, because the scenery in Zion is so inspiring, you don’t notice time go by. It's a place where pine trees and cacti co-exist and geckos and squirrels live in harmony. It was so quiet on one of the trails that I could hear the flapping of a bird’s wings as it flew over my head. It was hard to leave this magical place but we must continue our journey north!!!
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