Mormons were the first European settlers to live in the area. The Zion museum has many interesting artifacts including this book that tickled my fancy:

Zion Lodge opened in 1923 and many of the trails visitors walk today are the original trails. Carefully maintained of course.

I stayed safe and declined to climb the trail where six people have died.
I stuck to the scenic (read: safe) routes. There were plenty of those:

I became entranced by the meeting of the landscape and the skyscape. In Zion they are one and the same.

Always time to stop for a quick selfie in Zion.