We did a couple of overnight backpack trips. The first was up the steep Hendrickson Lake trail where we had a gorgeous alpine lake all to ourselves. We watch trout create ripples on the surface of the lake at sunset. Then the sky was light by stars that reflected off the water. Incredible!
Our second overnight hike was in Zion National Park. We were able to escape the crowds while discovering an incredible view of the park's back country. We heard elk bugling late into the night. At dawn eight elk trotted through the meadow where we were camping. Awesome!
On the trip we also saw an endangered California Condor on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, a tarantula in the Utah desert, dozens of mule deer and several Kaibab squirrels, which are endemic to the forest surrounding the Grand Canyon's north rim.
Well above the heat and crowds in the main canyon at Zion National Park, we enjoyed solitude and quite a view!
The hike up the steep Hendrickson Lake trail was well worth it!
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