Winter Break(ing Point)

You know that time, usually in February when you realize you are going to go CRAZY if something doesn't happen?  I don't even know what that something usually is, but I know I need it.  Well, I reached that point.  Probably in February, near the end.  But, we didn't manage to do the something until spring break.  The important thing is, we did something.

[Warning: embarrassing and horrific amounts of photos to follow.  I give you permission to leave if necessary.]

A lovely little group of cabins

Our particular lovely cabin

Cause I always get a bit crazy with the camera on vacation - the bed!!

The husband with the little stove (that I wanted to call wood-burning, but required no wood)

We were just minutes from the East entrance to Zion National Park.  How could we resist?

Called checkerboard for obvious reasons...

While we may have initially intended to go someplace warm, we ended up with the snow still.  Eh.

I've discovered if you put me in the beautiful outdoors with a camera, I go nuts.

Seriously love the crazy patterns in the rocks!

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We still got the lovely contrast of red and green :)

That drive from the East gate to Zion canyon - it will make you drive straight off the road while you stare at the beautiful formations!

Of course, the infamous tunnel

Honestly, I never tire of this.  But, I think it's more impressive in person.

Towering red rocks.  I love them.

More of the same [meaning the dreadful comments]

My favorite photo from the trip.  Gnarly trees.

Makes me want to hike to the top and look down.

Plenty of spring run off, though the water was definitely NOT what I'd call Emerald (Emerald Pools)

Obligatory Vince-on-stairs (seriously, I am so original)

More Emerald Pools (which should be renamed Emerald Falls, since no one ever even looks at the pools).

Yep.  More water.

What, expecting something not from the waterfall?  There are people in this photo, you know.

This one too.  That's Vince.  In front of the falls.

Come on, you have to admit this one is cool.  And recognize that I posted less than 1/4 of the photos I took from this hike alone.

I know, I know, it's out of control.

You get the picture.  [Ha, pun totally intended.]

This makes us look like lame tourists.  But, at least I convinced Vince to pose and not me :)

This is a DIFFERENT waterfall.  A SPONTANEOUS one!

Coming off a very high cliff.

Random, but I love the textures.

Hard to tell what it is, but I just didn't want to fall into it.

This, my friends, is where the phrase "where the sun don't shine" comes from.

"Quick, run ahead and look back and I'll take your picture and it will look so natural!"

I call this "between a rock and a very old tree" (I spared you from the very same photo with Vince transposed into my place - aren't you glad?)

I have no excuse for posting this one.  I just liked it.

View from Observation Point (a new-to-us hike).  Seriously scary drop off, but gorgeous view!

Just lean a little to the right, and you will be free-falling.

"This is as close to the edge as I'm getting."  See that really cool rock he's pointing at?

Proof we were actually there at the same time.  And that I should never wear hats.

Too bad I had to mar nature by throwing my sweaty face between it (though, I did take my hat off for your benefit).

This is a giant root that is keeping that tree from falling off the cliff.  I tripped over it.

Um...

Yeah...

Look - a rock!

Hey, that looks familiar. Oh, yeah.  Checkerboard on our way back out.  

So, you've made it this far.  I figured I'd give you a break from all those photos and save our next adventure for another post.  (Probably in four weeks or so :)