Family Reunion, Day 1

So we left Thursday evening for St.George and my family reunion. Friday we met up with a bunch of my cousins to do some hiking at Zion's National Park. We were all glad that the weather for the weekend was suppose to be cooler than normal but the rain started just as we were meeting up. It rained pretty hard for awhile but we decided not to let a little rain ruin our day. We got on the shuttle and headed up and by the time we got to our first hiking destination it had stopped and it was perfect! weather. Sunny and not too hot for hiking. We hiked first to Weeping Rock, which is named for the water that is constantly dripping from the huge rocks above. I don't even know how to explain how beautiful it was and pictures can't do it justice. INCREDIBLE!!! We got back on the shuttle and did another hike that followed the Virgin River. We hiked about a mile back right to the beginning of the Narrows (which was actually closed because the water was still so high). The kids all enjoyed throwing rocks in the river and scaring the parents as they would get too close to the freezing, fast running water. It was a beautiful day and amazing to see this magnificent place that nature and God have created. We will definitely be going back to Zion's and I would suggest to anyone who has not been to go.