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The sun was just starting to peek into Zion as we drove past the sign leading into this magnificent canyon treasure. The name “Zion” is Hebrew for Jerusalem or Holy Sanctuary. The Mormon leader, Brigham Young sent a settler into the canyon. The setter, Isaac Behunin, named it “Zion” because he saw it as “the natural temple of God” and it gave him a great feeling of peace.
After we left the Grand Canyon, we still had quite a ways to go to get to Zion National Park. The land changed dramatically after we left the south rim. No longer were there the beautiful evergreen trees, nor the expansive views of the canyons.
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