The wonders at Zion National Park range from its majestic canyon walls, to the tiny flowering blooms of the Utah penstemon. The East Fork of the Virgin River is responsible for the towering, two to three thousand foot canyon walls. This rather small river occasionally runs wild, making large scale changes to southwestern Utah's topography.
     A premiere hike at the end of Zion Canyon Road takes visitors up the Virgin River through the canyon area known as The Narrows. Here, visitors are surrounded by massive Navajo sandstone walls and the cool Virgin River. A well prepared hiker can enjoy the sanctuary of Zion and a wide variety of the park's natural wonders.