Distance: The River Walk - 2 miles, Emerald Pools - 3 miles, The Watchman - 2.8 miles Rating: The River Walk - easy, Emerald Pools - moderate, The Watchman - moderate Our second day in Zion National Park saw a return to the cold and rainy conditions that had greeted us two days earlier. Due to the conditions, we decided to focus on several of the shorter, easier hikes rather than attempt another difficult one like Angel’s Landing, for instance. Not surprisingly, the crowds had thinned out significantly as a result of the weather, and we were part of handful of intrepid souls who decided to brave the rain. After all, we hadn’t traveled all this way just to sit in our hotel room. While we considered ourselves hardy for braving these conditions, there were certainly
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