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Zion Canyon is a unique and different experience than the Grand Canyon. At Zion, you are standing at the bottom looking up where at the Grand Canyon you are at the top looking down. Zion Canyon is mostly made up of sedimentary rocks, bits and pieces of older rocks that have been deposited in layers after much weathering and erosion. These rock layers tell stories of an ancient ecosystem very different from what Zion looks like today. About 110 – 200 million years ago Zion and the Colorado Plateau were near sea level and were close to the equator. Since then they have been uplifted and eroded to form the scenery we see today. Zion Canyon has had a 10,000-year history of human habitation. Most of this history was not recorded and has been interpreted by archeologists and anthropologist from clues left behind. Archeologists have identified sites and artifacts from the Archaic, Anasazi, Fremont and Southern Paiute cultures. Mormon pioneers settled in the area and began farming in the 1850s. Today, the descendants of both the Paiute and Mormons still live in the area. On November 19, 1919 Zion Canyon was established as a national park. Like a lot of public land, the Zion area benefited from infrastructure work done during the Great Depression of the 1930’s by government sponsored organizations like the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). During their nine years at Zion the CWA and CCC built trails, parking areas, campgrounds, buildings, fought fires and reduced flooding of the Virgin River. This view of the red rocks of Zion Canyon was photographed from the Emerald Pools Trail in Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah, USA.

View of the valley in Zion National Park from Observation Point

Young man hipster hiking Angels Landing trail in Zion National Park. Utah, USA

Panoramic View Of Mountain Range

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View of the cliffs from the Observation Point hiking trail

The gateway to Zion National Park overlooking a wide valley surrounded by sandstone walls. Far below is the road that winds through the park.

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View of Zion Valley from Angles Landing. Zion National Park, Utah.. Virgin river and the road in the valley.

View of Zion National Park late summer from above at the top of the notorious Angels Landing hiking path

View on Zion National Park from Angel's landing point, Utah

Hikers in distance rest as they climb up the Bright Angel trail in Grand Canyon national park.

The view from Angels Landing in Zion National Park, Utah, United States

Angel's Landing Trailhead in Zion National Park in Utah, USA.

Aerial view overlooking the Zion National Park at the Canyon Overlook. Seen a hot day in the Summer.

Natural landscape of limestone and sandstone rock formations inside a national parks in utah and arizona in north america in summer

A couple sits atop of Angels Landing in Zion National Park. (what a view)

Views from the top of Utah's Zion's National Park hike called Angels Landing. Amazing views with red rocks large canyons and blue skys

A scenic view of the canyon in Zion National Park in southwest Utah, USA

The Narrows - Zion National Park

Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale.

Panorama landscape from Observation Point, Zion National Park, Utah.

A view of Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, Utah, USA from the West Rim trail.

View Zion National Park from Canyon Overlook trail in Utah, USA.

Photo taken in Zion, United States

East Temple rock formation, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, under a dramatic sky. Composed of layers of Navajo sandstone. Oct 1979 scanned film.

Fall color foliage throughout Zion National Park in Utah.

Near the peak at Zion National Park along the Angel's Landing trail.

Paysage du Canyon de Bryce.

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