I promised more photos and details from the Narrows Tour - so here goes!
It was pretty chilly that morning when we set out. I was afraid we were going to freeze - especially when we were assured that we would be in water up to our chests! They were not kidding!
It was a beautiful day when we started out, though, so pretty soon the sun was hitting the canyon making it a bit less frigid!
The water current was pretty swift, and we couldn't see the rocks on the bottom, so you had to carefully "feel" your way along while trying not to get swept away by the current! It was still a fun and beautiful trip, and sharing it with 11 other friends just made it better!
I think they were a bit crazy to let me lead the way!
When we stopped for lunch, just after getting to the narrowest part of the canyon and turning around to come back out (about 2.25 miles into the canyon) it was sunny and beautiful. As we finished lunch, we started to see some clouds (you couldn't see large amounts of the sky since the canyon is so narrow). When we heard the first roll of thunder, everyone jumped up and started hitting the trail to high tail it out of the canyon. We got back out of the canyon a LOT faster than we went in!! The thunder and the rain were great motivators for us to MOVE FAST!!
15 minutes after we exited the canyon, waterfalls started cascading in huge torrents down the cliffs in the park. The river flash flooded VERY QUICKLY! We were very thankful we hadn't wasted any time getting back out of that canyon! This is the reason I would never do this tour without a guide! Here is a picture of the river once the flooding started. The current was incredibly swift and the river was much higher than before. Notice the red-brown color of the water.
There is never a dull moment when we go hiking in and around Zion!
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