Rocks, water, and a few tidbits of nature

Although I have given a pretty good overview of the major formations and scenery, there were some small gems.  The bright sun made contrast a problem, but sunset photos brought out the colors.
Reflections are fun, too.

There were water features at various points in Zion.  Despite being in the desert, there were springs in some of the rocks. This made for some cool places (literally) to hike, and interesting plant life.  

This is looking up from the Narrows.

While at Zion, it was the full moon.  It rose behind a rock called "The Watchman".  

One feature of the desert that we heard about was a flower that only opened at night, and a moth that feed from it only once before laying its eggs and dying.  Here is a description of the flower:

Datura is a member of the Potato (Solanaceae) Family, also called the Deadly Nightshade Family. There are several species of the Datura genus, including D. wrightii, commonly referred to as the Southwestern Thorn Apple. D. stramonium is usually called Jimson Weed; D. metaloides is colloquially named Sacred Datura.  

We had Sacred Datira growing in our Zion campsite - and sure enough, it bloomed at night & a moth came to it. It is called the Hawk Moth.  It is the size of an adult's palm.  At first we thought it was bats.  The photo isn't great, but I got one!

For more rock and water photos, see the last link below!