My thin place

I vaguely remember visiting parts of Utah with my family on one of our camping roadtrips when I was a kid. I really had no idea what I was in store for when I hit Kolob Canyon. I have never been to a place that brought tears to my eyes. The weather was cold and drizzly and a beautiful mist was hanging over the top of the canyon. I was going to sit and write in my diary but it was so quiet and peaceful that everything just left my mind.

There are places on this earth called thin places. It's a spot where the heavens touch the earth and a pure tranquility is formed. I got married at a thin place up in the Trinity Alps in California. They are few and far between. Kolob is one of my thin places and I hope to return to experience and explore it as much as possible.

After Kolob I headed to the other side of Zion. It was beautifully sunny and I arrived just in time to catch the afternoon light and shadows dancing around the canyon. The Eastern drive was beautiful and not too crowded and I made it just in time to hike to the Zion overlook before the sunset. All in all, a perfect day.