Did the off-shoot loop. Slow pace, blistered foot. But still smiling. Some things to work on...when going downhill. Uphills are getting easier...slow the pace and it goes ok. Excited about Zion. Keep looking at the pics...two of the places we are going to see:
http://www.zionnational-park.com/images/albums/index17.htm
http://www.zionnational-park.com/images/albums/index1.htm
The "slots", hopefully the water levels are low enough that we aren't battling to hard against running water.