On Thursday morning, Ben and Cat went with a group from the family reunion to tube down the Virgin River right outside of Zion National Park. They said the water was nice and cold. :-)
The rest of us brought a picnic lunch down for the tubers and we all ate at a nearby park.
Jack was more interested in dirt than food.
After lunch we drove to the entrance of Zion, then we got on a bus that took us up to the Narrows.
The views were just beautiful.
There was a 1-mile hike from where the bus dropped us off to get to the entrance to the Narrows.
We didn't realize we had to hike to get there and weren't really prepared... it was nice and hot and the hike felt very long as I carried Eliza, Ben carried Jack, and Cat frequently voiced her discontent.
But the cold temperatures of the river once we got to the entrance more than made up for the heat. I was such a wimp that I was only ankle-deep in the water for a few minutes, but the kids didn't hesitate. They loved playing in the water with their cousins.
"COLD!"
This was our view on the hike back to the bus stop (a hike which felt even longer than the first one). Zion really is an incredibly beautiful place and I'm so glad we took some time to visit while we were in southern Utah!
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