Day 5 - Zion National Park

We have a great room: 106 in the Sentinel Unit right out front facing a beautiful view.  We had a full moon and the mountains were lit by the moon.  We tried to take a picture to capture it, No luck so far, but we will have 4 more chances to catch the moon.

Got up and had breakfast at the lodge (included in our room rate).  Great buffet.  We are getting spoiled.  We started out on the Sand Beach Trail (7.6 miles) a little after 9 am.  Weather was a little cool and breezy, but that didn't last long.  Trail had some fantastic views and we took many pictures.  We traveled at the base of the Sentinel, walking through an area where they had a landslide a few years ago.  It is a majestic peak.

The path is actually a horse trail where they take horseback tours from the lodge in season. We found a picnic table and out house at the end of the loop, so rested and had some protein bars before the treck back.  Highly recommend this trail -- lots of great views.

Got back about 1am and rested for a few minutes, then took off (by car) to the visitor center to try and get some cell reception.  I had no service, but Teresa did so I was able to check in with Jim. We then took the Archelogy Trail behind the Visitor Center (about 1/2 mile) and took pictures.  Then we followed the river on the Parus Trail -- walked for about 2 miles.  

Back to the lodge, we had dinner and I think we will sleep well tonight.

We plan to take the Angels Landing trail tomorrow.