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Pa'rus - Changing Landscapes
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<h2>Changing Landscapes</h2> <h3>Learn </h3> <p>Rock layers of Zion Canyon are arranged in a way that allows water to travel through them. The desert sand dunes that formed the Navajo Sandstone layer contain wind-blown sand particles that have space in-between them. The ancient floodplain that formed the Kayenta layer is a mudstone that has tightly packed together particles. Water that is absorbed at the highest points of the canyon can travel through the Navajo Sandstone, but is not able to travel through the tightly packed mudstone particles of the Kayenta layer. Where these two rock layers meet, water is forced to travel sideways until it comes out of the rock face in the form of seeps and springs. </p> <h3>Look</h3> <p>Do you see any evidence of seeps and springs at the boundary of the Navajo Sandstone and Kayenta layer? Cottonwood trees and other water-loving plants are a good indication of a nearby water source. </p> <h3>Connect</h3> <p>Zion National Park is located along the edge of a region known as the Colorado Plateau. Here, the rock layers have been uplifted, tilted, and eroded, forming a feature called the Grand Staircase, a series of colorful cliffs stretching between Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon. Each rock layer of the Grand Staircase holds stories of ancient environments and inhabitants very different from those found here today. What stories will you uncover? </p>
Pa'rus - Creation from Destruction
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<h2>Creation From Destruction</h2> <h3>Learn </h3> <p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{75f09f85-8dff-40ae-830d-60e08ccbd3ad}{3}" paraid="593015807" xml:lang="EN-US">The Virgin River is the primary agent of erosion that continues to carve and shape Zion. The North Fork of the Virgin Rive…
Pa'rus - Virgin River Wayside
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<h2>Virgin River</h2> <h3>Learn</h3> <p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{2ef88670-689d-4415-9072-eeec5cfc3bb6}{147}" paraid="852227924" xml:lang="EN-US">In July of 2020, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Quality (DWQ) and the National Park Service (N…
Zion Human History Museum
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<h2><b>Zion Human History Museum </b></h2> <p>Once the park’s main visitor center, the museum houses indoor exhibits focused on the human history of Zion. Step out to the back patio for a dramatic view of the West Temple and the Towers of the Virgin. In front of the building e…
Pa'rus - Diversion Dam
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<h2>Diversion Dam</h2> <h3>Learn</h3> <p paraeid="{054fc00e-a6b4-4eb9-b20c-8d81f1c7f960}{75}" paraid="1507013341">On March 30, 2009, the upper section of the Virgin River and its tributaries were designated as <a href="https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/nature/wildandscenicriver.h…
Pa'rus - Footprints in Time
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<h2>Footprints in Time</h2> <h3>Learn</h3> <p>The Museum Collections and Archives at Zion National Park include archival documents, artifacts, photos, and ethnographic objects that help us understand how humans survived and adapted in the Zion area. Natural history specimens s…
Pa'rus - The Master Sculptor
~1 min drive
<h2>The Master Sculptor</h2> <h3>Learn </h3> <p>The power of wind, water, and gravity have shaped Zion Canyon over time. Erosion and weathering also play a role forming natural arches in the park. A natural arch is formed when deep cracks penetrate into a layer of sandstone. E…
Pa'rus - A Living Canyon
~1 min drive
<h2>A Living Canyon</h2> <h3>Learn</h3> <p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{00b4822e-e9f3-4c1b-833a-97eab8aad75b}{58}" paraid="1020860196" xml:lang="EN-US">Zion's diverse topography leads to a diversity of habitats and species. Along the Virgin River, the riparian area is home to plants…
Court of the Patriarchs
~4 min drive
<h2><b>Court of the Patriarchs </b></h2> <p>Enjoy spectacular views of the three patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The three peaks were named in 1916 by a Methodist Minister, Dr. Frederick Vining Fischer, and two local boys from Southern Utah. They were so inspired and st…
The Zion Grotto
~6 min drive
<h2>The Grotto</h2> <p>In the early 1920s this area marked the end of the road into Zion Canyon. At that time there was a campground, named Grotto, built by the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in this location. The CCC was developed by President Franklin D.…
Pa'rus Trail
~1 min drive
Easy paved riverside walk along the Virgin River in Zion Canyon.
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