For this blog we will talk about 2 parks of the Big Five, Zion and Bryce. The first one is Zion. At Zion we did lot of hikes, overlooks and a lot more. One of the hikes we did was the River Trail. The River Trail was a path that you walk on pavement some of the way, the rest of the way you can walk in the river. We couldn’t walk in the river because it was too high for you to go in. Another hike we did was the Emerald Pools trail. At the Emerald Pools trail, we went to three pools. The lower pool had a waterfall dripping into it. The middle pool we couldn’t really see because the trail was closed. The upper pool was the largest out of the three. It also had a small waterfall. To the left of the pool there was a lot of boulders that I, Elsa, Josie and Lance climbed on. Right before you see the poll, there is a sign that says “Do not swim in the pool.” I thought, “Oh, this pool is unlike the others that are murky. This one is going to be clear.” No this one was so murky that you couldn’t see the bottom. I thought, “Who would want to swim in this!!” The second park we will talk about is Bryce. The first ranger program we did was bout prairie dogs. The man who did the ranger talk was a marine biologist, but he did a good talk though. In the talk, he used a coral reef to compare with prairie dogs. He showed that prairie dogs and sharks are keystone species. It means they feed on something else and help control it. Prairie dogs feed on grasses so it keeps the sage grass down. One hike we did at Bryce was Mossy Cave. Mossy Cave was a crevice on its side (basically). On the other side we were on, we were on the right side, there was a very small waterfall. Before you get to Mossy Caver there is a y in the road. Go left, you get to Mossy Cave, go right you get to a man made (or unnatural) waterfall. Another hike we did was called Hike the Hoodoos. On this hike we saw a lot of hoodoos. Hoodoos are rock formations that have eroded away so that they are big standing rock pillars. One of the hoodoos looked like two lions kissing. Another hoodoo looked like a snake was coming out of it. We called that one snake-a-mount.
At Zion and Bryce we had a lot of fun. If you ever go to Zion and Bryce, you should remember to always explore, learn, and protect these beautiful, natural areas of pure wilderness! By Lily
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