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My recommendation to everyone: visit Zion National Park in January or February. Not only can the weather be beautiful, but also you have the park to yourself. My visit in early February was just ideal. Light snow a few days earlier blanketed the upper sections of the park. The sky was an incredible cobalt blue with fair weather cumulus clouds for added effect. And there was no one there. I had Zion Lodge basically to myself and dining was a breeze . . . a sharp contrast to the summer season.

Hiking throughout the park was carefree. With few hikers I was able to create numerous images without a worry. For this image, Tower of the Virgins, the cobalt blue sky accentuates the steep faces of the range.