Watchman Trail in Zion National Park

 Our last hike of the day was the Watchman Trail located near the Visitor Center. It is about 3.5 miles with 500 ft elev gain.

 A beautiful hike, with outstanding views and lots of wildflowers.

 View of the Watchlman

 views of the west side of the canyon

 looking up toward Bridge Mountain

 so many plants in bloom along the trail

 a nice stone seat along the ledge

 the stone seat with footstool

 pano to the west and north

 pano to the north and east

 view looking down into Zion Canyon

a few of the many flowers and plants we saw in bloom along the trail: