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This post will include the Virgin River, Temple of Shinawava, and way to The Narrows of Zion National Park. 


We drove back towards the entrance of Zion.
The one in the picture is near the area of Zion Junction.

We parked our car near the museum thinking it was still open hahaha. Anyway, the musuem was the second stop of the free shuttle so we decided to wait there.

Okay, so these are the trails in Zion. :(((

We only trekked two. HUHUHU.


Did we know about this earlier that day, we could've trekked through more. :(((


Canyon Outlook Viewpoint / Trail: here.

Much better talaga to go to a 2 days, 1 night trip or more when in Zion. Even more days when in Utah. There's just too much to see in the land where life is elevated!! :(
I wasn't the only one even if I looked like it. Hehe. 
While riding the shuttle, the driver narrates the places too see. 
So this was the river that we were looking for - the virgin river.

It is 261 kilometers long and flows all the way to Lake Mead in Nevada. Virgin River is what carved the rocks and canyons of the area over the past million years.

The Lake Mead is near the Valley of Fire and Hoover Dam. 
Temple of Sinawava Area

We reached the end of this trail.


This is near the entrance of the Narrows, the place in Zion that I wanted to go to. 
But the current of Virgin River was kinda strong and we weren't ready to get wet plus it was a bit past 7 PM when we got here... the last shuttle bus back the museum leaves at 8 PM so we just decided to stay for a couple of minutes there and appreciate the beauty of the area and trek back to the shuttle stop.
Haaaaay, Zion.
I'm inlove.


I'm inlove even if there was no slot canyon experience for me.
Thanking the heavens still that at one point in my life, I stood there.

Could've been my first time hiking/wading upstream a river and through the narrows of course! Hahaha!

Hiking through the narrows is actually one of the most dangerous activities you can do in Zion because the threat of flash flood. Even if it's not raining in the area, rain water from miles away could pass through the Virgin River and cause a life-threatening flash flood. Water level can increase in minutes or even seconds so hikers should check on the weather before hiking. 
This marks the end of our Zion National Park Day tour. Huhuhu. Wanted to see more but we ran out of time. 
It's a long drive back to Vegas Skies. <3
It felt like we didn't do a lot in Zion but out of all the lakwatsa I did, Zion was the only place we went to that made me feel so hella tired. HAHAHA. Ayun na nga. :))


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This was our first trip to a national park which turns out to be Utah's first national park too. 

From Las Vegas, it was about three to four hours of driving.
Yey! Change of state!

Utah's time is one hour ahead of Nevada.

Yey! Change of timezone. :))
I don't know what kind of rocks are these but don't they look interesting?

One thing's for sure though, those layers signify the million years it took for them to form. When we were driving there, it seemed like a massive earthquake made these rocks look like that.
Thank the heavens we had a good weather when we visited the area. 
Almost near Zion.

Springdale area.

There are cabins that can be rented out here which makes so much sense because there are a lot of National Parks in the area. Huhuhu. We just didn't have the time to visit them all but Bryce, Grand Escalante, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell are all around 1 1/2 hours away. Huhuhuhu. I'll be back Utah and hopefully by then, spend more than a week discovering the beauty of all your National Parks.

All these sports car yet I have none. haha!

I was never into sports car nor into any car but I welcomed the thought of owning one of these or an SUV someday. hahaha. 
Into this one way tunnel.
Huhuhu. So beautiful!

Emoterang palaka.

Missing my shades so much too. How can you break after 6 months of being together hahaha
More photos because the rocks are so beautiful.
Drove straight hahahaha but then we accidently exited the park while looking for some place to eat. 
We found a picnic table somewhere and decided to eat there.

Another traveller gave us a ticket to Bryce Canyon, a ticket to these parks is good for a week.

So we initially thought that this everything you'll see in the Zion National Park hahaha but as we were deciding between going to Bryce and staying, we took another look at the map. Turns out that the reason why we didn't see the trails is that private cars aren't allowed to pass through there, there's a free shuttle that hikers must ride to reach their desired trail.

We decided to stay and there, I fell deeper inlove with Zion. haha. It's actually the first on my list of favorite places even if we weren't able to hike through all the trails because we didn't have the time anymore.
<3


Zion Trails in the next posts 
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Or maybe this has a name, we just don't know what it is.

Note: If you're going to National Parks, even State Parks in the USA, make sure to look at the map thrice and the articles in the journals that are given to tourists. But since you've stumbled upon this in your search prior to your visit, I'm pretty sure you already have an idea about the things and places that you should see in your chosen National Park.

'Cause for Zion? The only one that we looked for was the river. HAHAHA.


I fell inlove with feeling small. Gets? When you're standing with this humongous rocks, you'll really feel small. 
We were serious in finding that river my friend saw while searching about Zion so when we saw one trail (which is definitely not the one we were looking for) we went down the car and trekked. Hahaha. It sooner made sense why there weren't a lot of people in the area.

We "parkoured" through the boulders and streams. I slipped a week before our Zion trip so imagine my struggle trying to "parkour" and "jump" over these rocks. Sakit sa pwet ko sobra!!! Haha
That was the falls with no name at the back. HAHAHAHAHA.

Like seriously, what was all the hardships for? Tighter friendship bond na lang siguro. 
The water was clear and cold but this was definitely not the one we were looking for.



IT WAS IN THE MAP AND THE PERIODICAL OF ZION NATIONAL PARK THOUGH!!! We just didn't read it well so we didn't know that there was a shuttle to the more famous trailssssss. :(

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Entered the National Park again to look for the shuttle bus.
Then we drove through an area where there were a lot of parked cars so we stopped and looked at what was there.

Turns out there was a trail to what they call the Canyon Outlook Area.
It was written in the information board that the trail was only 1 mile and one hour away so we decided to go.

Best decision we made in Zion. haha.

It doesn't look as amazing and breathtaking in the picture but yeah, this view took my breath away. :))

I was still complaining that I didn't get to visit the Grand Canyon when we were here but both my friends have gone there and they're like, "Now that you've seen this, Grand Canyon will bore you out. This one's way more beautiful than that." I will never know if they were just trying to make me feel better but I'd have to agree that this is really beautiful though,
We were eating granola bars while we were here. Maybe this little one was smelling the nuts and kept approaching us. hehe. But no, feeding the wildlife isn't allowed.
In the canyon outlook you'll see from left to right: Bridge Mountain, The West Temple, Altar of Sacrifice, The Streaked Wall, The Sentinel

below: Zion Canyon and Pine Canyon

Hahaha. Laki ng mukha pls.

This is my back again. Notice that it was windy there. hehe. 
Thankful. More please hahaha
On our way back to the car.
Patungo sa kawalan.

Wasn't going anywhere, just wanted to take a picture with the rocks. haha
<3

It was an easy trail. Very worth it. 


Million years...
Then we really looked for the shuttle or we didn't... :))

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The walk along the Fairy Stream is the second part of a half-day tour of some of the tourist attractions in Mui Ne, Vietnam. 


White and Red Sand Dunes experience: here.


The trek to the Fairy Stream is free and you don't really need a guide since you just have to follow the flow of the stream. 


Despite knowing what it looks like since we saw pictures while researching, none has prepared me for the beauty that is the whole walk along the fairy stream. 


While some people would say that, "Bakit sa Vietnam pa kung ganyan lang din naman pupuntahan mo? Parang Pilipinas lang." For me, Vietnam was worth every Vietnamese Dong I spent lalong lalo na sa Mui Ne. Grabe. <3


We walked barefood against the current of the stream. Ito 'yung isa sa mga lugar na masasabi mong "It's the journey not the destination." sa dulo kasi nito e merong falls pero 'yung surroundings talaga nung stream 'yung breathtaking. 


Most part of the walk is covered with trees so it's not that hot even if it was almost 12 noon that time. Keep in mind that the water is not dirty. It's cool and the reason of its color is the color of the sand that's in the area.


Good thing I was wearing shorts because even if the water of the stream was only until my ankle, the way I walk might have been unique that the water still managed to reach the lower part of my long t-shirt. haha. Or maliit lang kasi talaga ko...


However, if you'll ask me about snakes that might be around this place, hindi ko naisip kaagad pero definitely meron 'yan sa paligid. Mas nakakagulat kung walang ahas sa ganitong lugar, ang mahalaga lang wag mo silang ma-encounter. haha!


This part of the stream has the best view. Although climbing the rock formation is kind of interesting, the sand is soft and crumbly so I don't think it's recommended.


A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

Writing about this now makes me want to go back to Vietnam and... eat. Hahahha! I also fell inlove with Vietnamese cuisine by the way.


It felt so magical walking along the stream with these mountains (of clay and limestones?) beside me. I know this kind of place isn't for everyone and it isn't the usual destination of Filipinos going on an out-of-the-country trip but believe me, give Vietnam a chance. :) 


For me it's Death Valley, Zion National Park and Valley of Fire in one. 


Just follow the red clay and avoid rocks for a pleasant walk. The red clay is soft to walk at so that's in itself is very enjoyable already. 



Maybe I didn't find the falls remarkable when I was putting watermarks in my pictures so I don't have it here. 


I am not sure if the water level remains the same all through out the year.


The walk back to the jump off point was easier since you're not anymore walking against the river current.



At the end of the walk, there are vendors of snacks and refreshments in case you got hungry. 



The end of a half-day tour in Mui Ne. You can avail tours for sunrise or sunset, it's just that our bus ride to Vietnam is scheduled in the afternoon so we had to sacrifice sleep and avail the sunrise tour.
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