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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Vues Vues du parc national de Zion de la route panoramique et 4 des meilleures randonnées dans le parc...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Observation Point, West Rim Angels Landing, Virgin Narrows.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Zion est un des parcs nationaux les plus spectaculaires et les plus chéris des États-Unis, le Canyon profond de Zion en grès de Navajo a été gravé par la rivière Virgin sur des millions d’années.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ces 600 kilomètres carrés de topographie accidentée majestueuse sont jonchés de mesas, de gorges, de buttes et d’arches naturelles.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Originellement habitée il y a 8000 ans par les Anasazis et les Amérindiens Parowan Fremont, la région a finalement été peuplée par les mormons dans les années 1860.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Nommé monument national de Mukuntuweap en 1909, le nom a été changé en Zion et ré-établi en tant que monument national en 1919. La section du Kolob a été incorporée en 1956.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       La route du Canyon Zion est profonde de 9,7 km et se termine au Temple de Sinawava où un sentier de randonnée facile continu jusqu’à l’entrée des Narrows...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        C'est le fameux canyon étroit d'où les randonneurs remontent la rivière à travers une falaise rocheuse de 800 mètres.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Apprenez-en plus sur la géologie et l’histoire fascinantes de la région au Centre d’accueil de Canyon Zion (situé de l’autre côté du pont de l’arrêt de la navette / du parking Giant Screen Theatre de Canyon Zion) ou le musée d’histoire de l’homme de Zion.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Les enfants aiment particulièrement les programmes Ranger juniors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Les falaises de grès du Parc National de Zion dans l’Utah ... aux USA  ...