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A man hiking into the narrows in Zion National Park, Utah USA.

Stunning landscape of the serene Virgin River in Zion Canyon with the famous Narrows in the background. Showcasing the majestic rock formations during winter - Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Zion Nation Park in November, early morning in late autumn

Female walking in the river using walking sticks and carrying backpacks in the Narrows at Zion national park Utah

Zion Canyon is a unique and different experience than the Grand Canyon. At Zion, you are standing at the bottom looking up where at the Grand Canyon you are at the top looking down. Zion Canyon is mostly made up of sedimentary rocks, bits and pieces of older rocks that have been deposited in layers after much weathering and erosion. These rock layers tell stories of an ancient ecosystem very different from what Zion looks like today. About 110 – 200 million years ago Zion and the Colorado Plateau were near sea level and were close to the equator. Since then they have been uplifted and eroded to form the scenery we see today. Zion Canyon has had a 10,000-year history of human habitation. Most of this history was not recorded and has been interpreted by archeologists and anthropologist from clues left behind. Archeologists have identified sites and artifacts from the Archaic, Anasazi, Fremont and Southern Paiute cultures. Mormon pioneers settled in the area and began farming in the 1850s. Today, the descendants of both the Paiute and Mormons still live in the area. On November 19, 1919 Zion Canyon was established as a national park. Like a lot of public land, the Zion area benefited from infrastructure work done during the Great Depression of the 1930’s by government sponsored organizations like the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). During their nine years at Zion the CWA and CCC built trails, parking areas, campgrounds, buildings, fought fires and reduced flooding of the Virgin River. This view of the red rocks of Zion Canyon was photographed from the Emerald Pools Trail in Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah, USA.

Zion Canyon in Mid September looking like Heaven in Springdale, UT, United States

The Watchman made up of Navajo Sandstone Formation from the valley of Zion National Park, Utah.

A beautiful shot of Walled Oasis at daytime

A clear, refreshing creek runs through a steep valley. The river bed is composed of gravel and rocks. It is fall, and the trees are yellow. The cliffs are redish orange.

Deep in the canyons you can see heavy water flooding the canyon floor creating a dramatic scene.

Shallow rapids of the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park - Utah

Two women walking in the river using walking sticks and carrying backpacks in the Narrows at Zion national park Utah

Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale

$Long exposure of The Narrows. The pronounced cross-bedding (diagonal layering) of this Navajo Sandstone wall exposed by Virgin river erosion is the effect of wind drifting sands of the largest known sand desert formed in the Jurassic era lasting for 56 million years (185 million years ago). This photograph contrasts the ever new Virgin River with this ancient rock, deepening shadows suggest the depth of time. \n The Virgin River Narrows of Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah.$

One stretch of canyon in the narrowest section of Zion canyon.

Scenic view of a deep canyon with the river flowing during the early autumn season.

Natural landscape of limestone and sandstone rock formations inside a national parks in utah and arizona in north america in summer

Self-portrait of senior couple in The Narrows and Virgin River in Zion National Park.

The valley carved by the Virgin River surrounded by the majestic red cliffs at Zion National Park, Utah, USA as shot from the top of Angels Landing.

Zion Nation Park in Nevember, early morning in late autumn

River flowing deep in the Narrows, Zion National Park - Utah

Landscape of the banks of the Virgin River and red canyon walls of Zion National Park in Utah with a clear blue sky.

Beautiful Zion National Park on a sunny autumn day. Breathtaking landscape with river, trees and rocks

A waterfall is cascading into a river with the beautiful rock formations rising above the plateau.

View of Zion Valley from Angles Landing. Zion National Park, Utah.. Virgin river and the road in the valley.

Wall Street in The Narrows - Zion National Park, Utah

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