Poverty Wash: another gem in Greater Zion

 

Poverty Wash glowing slot canyon walls

My blog seems to be turning into a homage to Parunuweap Canyon and its' tributaries.  Poverty Wash is another lucky place.  If you make it here, you are lucky.  If you see the walls, wade through shallow but totally clear waters, you are lucky.  If you reach the last section ending in a circular room, you are lucky.  

Getting into Parunuweap can be done in several ways.  I've come through Rock and French Canyons.  That's the hard part.  Once you're in, Poverty wash is a walk in the park without any obstacles.  

French Canyon short cut into Parunuweap

Traditional Route with good photos

As you may guess, visiting Poverty Wash is a highlight for anybody's life.  Now that I've explored several sections of Parunuweap (Rock Canyon, French Canyon, Mineral Gulch, Fat Man's Misery and Poverty Wash) I'm thinking Poverty is my favorite of them all.  

Poverty Wash curves around smooth-lined boulders into sections of green trees.

Clear waters of Poverty Wash

Grasses and stream within Poverty Wash, Zion

Narrow little canyons like this one lead to much bigger ones further upstream.
Poverty Wash, Zion, Utah

Towards the end of Poverty Wash, the canyon gets deep and grows into a narrow twisted slot.

Poverty Wash ends just behind me here in a circular room.  

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