On our second day at Zion National Park we ventured on two hiking trails up into the massive rocks.  The first was to Weeping Rock.

There is a cave within Weeping Rock and the water drips down from above.  When we reached the cave we experienced the wetness along with beautiful vistas…

It was a wonderful adventure, unlike anything I had ever done.  Coming back down we encountered some of God’s creatures, a mule deer and a tarantula!  (Yikes!)

On our second hike we went to Emerald Pond.  At the top was a waterfall which tumbled over a high cliff to a rocky place below.  Both of these hikes were steep in certain places.

 

At the base of this waterfall I was unexpectantly surprised by the fluttering about of a yellow butterfly.  It was a rare sight deep within the canyon.  I tried and tried to capture a photo but to no avail.  I was not quick enough on the trigger.  I finally gave up, so disappointed!  I started back down the long narrow trail.  Close to the completion of the hike back down, a woman met me on her way upward.  Suddenly she shouted, “Look…a BUTTERFLY!”  I quickly looked about but saw nothing.  “Where?”, I anxiously replied.  “There…just above your head!”  My heart skipped a beat…I had been thinking about that butterfly all the way down the trail…”What color is it?”  I asked.  “Yellow!”, she smiled,  “It is yellow!”.

Ah, what a moment!  What a gift!  I knew the butterfly was mine…a treasure beyond what could be captured in a photo!  God was present!

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