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[quote=Anonymous]Day 3: 
Woke up early so we wouldn’t have to wait in a long line for park shuttle 
At 8am went to visitor’s center  
Took park shuttle to last stop - did Riverside walk - good trail. Narrows closed due to rain melt. Just riding on the shuttle is a nice tour of the park. 
Then we took park shuttle to the Lodge - was able to get lunch there (had been warned of long lines but no issue for us). Saw someone I knew from NJ on lawn (we moved to VA 6 years ago). Met TONS of other people there from VA, especially FCPS, all on spring break too. Everyone we met was so nice. 
Then we did lower emerald pool trail (middle and upper closed at this time). Good trail. 
Then took shuttle back to hotel around 2pm - went to cable mountain pool, then dinner at Zion Brew Pub right next to our hotel, which we all liked. 
As other people mentioned earlier in this thread, it was pretty cold in the morning then warmed up a lot by mid-day. 
If this matters for you for work: no phone or WiFi service at all out in Zion park. At the hotel I still didn’t have cell phone service but connected to their WiFi so text and email ok when at hotel. 
For the hikes, our 4 y/o walked some & we also wore her in the ergo in backpack carry a lot - she only weighs 31 lbs 
I asked a park ranger about spring break crowds on my way out of the park this day - he said it seemed 7.5/10 this day. 
These first 3 days of our trip were a high of high 70s/low 80s. All pools at hotels heated (Mandalay Bay and Cable Mountain). 
Aside from the fact that we had to get up early for shuttle bc lines so long later, the crowds didn’t really bother me this day. 
I picked this time of year because I thought it might be less crowded than summer and I was worried we’d be too hot in summer. But who knows - idk how summer crowds & heat really are. Just weather-wise DH probably would have preferred summer - he is not a cold person and mornings are cold. We still like it a lot though.
-happy we came with 4th graders free in the park pass. The park ranger who checked us in said it’s their favorite pass. :)
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