January 26, 2019

Zion National Park of USA(I)

I decide to go to Zion National Park, Utah, can be said to be the absolute treasure of the National Park system, Zion National Park will undoubtedly be an unforgettable experience! Tall red rocks, evergreen trees and the glittering Virgin River are beautifully assembled to create a magnificent landscape. Well, I trust a lot of people never get there. I will share some experience and show Zion national park’s beauty and magnificence.Click Here For More.

Description about Zion

Zion National Park is a national park near Springdale, Click Here For More. Utah, in the southwestern United States. The main attraction of the 229 square miles (1 E8 square meters or 593 square kilometers) National Park is the Zion Canyon, 15 miles (24 kilometers) long and half a mile (800 meters) deep. Its red and Tan Navajo Sandstone are separated by the northern tributaries of the Virgin River. Other famous features include the white throne, the chessboard hillsides, the Colorado Arch, the Virgin River Narrows.

The geology of the Zion and Colorado Gorges contains nine strata that imply Mesozoic sedimentation 150 million years ago. Warm currents, shallow seas, rivers, ponds and lakes, a large number of deserts and dry-bathed coastal environments covered the area during different periods of time.

Ecosystem

It is located at the border of the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin and the Mojave Desert, it has a unique geographical environment and varied biological belts, allowing more unusual plants and animals to survive. A total of 289 species of birds, 75 species of mammals (including 19 bats), 32 species of reptiles and countless species of plants inhabit four areas of the park: desert, riverbank, woodland and coniferous forest.