We hiked through a slot canyon on the east side of Zion National Park. Snow covered Checkboard Mesa.
Most of the small springs, seeps and creeks were entirely iced over. Tremendous icicles hung from the cliffs, and frozen water filled the slot canyon.
The sandstone was icy and tough to navigate in places, which made progress slow going in places.
This is truly grand scenery, red sandstone meeting the white of snow and green of juniper trees. The Navajo Sandstone layer of rock, which runs from pink to white, contains vivid examples of crossbedding, where ancient sand dunes formed and solidified, then were topped by more sand dunes.