Zion National Park, Utah is often said to be one of the most beautiful places in America and is a masterpiece of towering cliffs, deep red canyons, mesas and massive monoliths. It was the first of Utah's National Parks to receive that distinction. (this might say something about its beauty relative to the other parks in the area, but maybe not). It is a place to hike - and they offer biking, horsing (Yes its a word - or it should be) jeep rentals, etc. It contains massive canyon walls which ascend toward a brilliant blue sky. To experience Zion, you need to walk among the towering cliffs, or challenge your courage in a small narrow canyon. These unique sandstone cliffs range in color from cream, to pink, to red. They could be described as sand castles crowning desert canyons. It's not a barren dessert with huge rock upcroppings (that is in monument valley), but a semi-dessert area, ,with cliffs, rock formations, animal and plant growth, and even some water (and at least one very good water fall). It is located pretty close to the Utah/Nevada border and would make a good first stop or last stop on a driving loop.
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