Monday, February 8, 2010

Zion

We did some more traveling and ended up in Vegas, where I had a committee meeting and a conference spread out over 5 days. It was Anouk's first encounter with the craziness, here she is on the bed of our cheezy room in the Tropicana and on the steps of the Venetian:

We also had another entry for "Best breast-feeding places", this one is at the patio of the Wynn:

After having been kindly asked to continue walking the stroller when Sabine wanted to donate some money to a slot machine, we had enough of Vegas and headed to Zion NP, where it had snowed a few days ago. The mountains were beautiful, and we stayed inside the park in the Zion lodge. It got below freezing overnight, so we had to pack Anouk in our newly purchased overall:

We took her on a hike to some waterfalls, and after a cold start, we got some sunshine and increasing temperatures:




We came across some beautiful waterfalls that looked even better with the sun shining from behind:

Finally, Anouk fell asleep, so I guess she was warm enough..... We took her to the Visitor Center where the Ranger had her wear the official hat:

It got pretty cold the next morning, but it made for a beautiful sunrise, and we hiked along the Virgin river on some snow-covered trails, with beautiful views:

Here are some more pictures from the Zion backcountry:




What a great Park, and we are glad we got to enjoy it during winter time: