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Virgin River in Zion National Park

Close up of one squirrel be on alert on sandy step and looking to camera in Zion national park in Utah, america, usa

Here of Elk moving through the backcountry of Zion National Park in Utah

Footbridge over the Virgin River along Pa'rus Trail in Zion National Park looking up toward the Beehives and West Sentinel peaks in late winter and early spring

Close up of brightly coloured rock formations in the Canyon lands of Utah shot in golden light, USA.

three bighorn sheep on the rock wall with two looking at the camera

Desert Bighorn Sheep in natural environment

Bighorn Sheep near Many Pools Trail

Zion National Park Utah

Young Mule Deer Buck in Velvet on the rocks of Zion National Park, Utah.

A small bighorn sheep family at the Mount Carmel Hwy in Zion NP, USA

Zion Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park Utah USA.

Close up of one squirrel standing on sandstone rock and looking to camera in Zion national park in Utah, america, usa

Warm early morning sunlight illuminating the golden canyon walls, slickrock mesas and cottonwood tree valleys of Zion National Park, Utah, USA.

Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park - Utah

Winter Landscape and Mt Kinesava Zion National Park Utah and Ranch with Geese

$East exit of Zion National Park / past the Canyon overlook Trail -near and around Checkerboard Mesa : This famous formation was originally named so by Preston P. Patrow, the 3rd superintendent of Zion. Standing at 6,670 feet, it was named for its checkerboard appearance caused by the horizontal cross-bedding of ancient sand dunes and vertical cracking due to expansion and contraction of the sandstone during winter.\nDesert Bighorn, perfectly adapted to survive in severe desert climate are seen between Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel & East Entrance.$

Zion Canyon in Zion National Park, Utah, USA.

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway

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Zion National Park, Mount Carmel Highway, 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 Virgin River and Zion Canyon was photographed from the Emerald Pools Trail in Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah, USA.

Zion National Park, originally the Mukuntuweap National Monument, was proclaimed in 1919, which makes it the oldest National Park in Utah. It is located at the junction between three different ecosystems, namely the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and Mojave Desert.

Horses grazing in green pastures along the Virgin River in Rockville Utah and sunset glow on Mt Kinesava in Zion National Park Utah

Mountains at Zion National Park in Utah

Beautiful Zion National Park on a autumn day. Herd of wild deer grazing in Zion Canyon

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) herd in Zion national park, Utah, USA

The rock squirrels on the Riverside Walk trail in Zion National Park are very friendly - expecting food from visitors. Regardless, of the many signs asking them not to, visitors still feed the squirrels. Human food is hard for rock squirrels to digest and feeding them has led to several squirrel fatalities.

Zion National Park Riverside walk trail in Utah with closeup of rock squirrel on top of stone by Virgin river water begging for food

A squirrel purchase itself top a round brown rock in a dry environment

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