Utah Vacation - Zion Emerald Pools

This afternoon we hiked to the Upper Emerald Pools and back down the Kayenta Trail for a total of just about 3 miles.  But the rough terrain on the upper part of the trails sure made it seem longer.  We crossed the Virgin River

then up to the lower pool, then the middle,

and finally to the upper pool nestled against the cliff face.

The pools weren't particularly interesting but the scenery was great.  There were lots of large cactus on the Kayenta Trail

and we got a different view of the river on the way down.