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Zion Canyon
A few weekends ago we took the family down to southwestern Utah and enjoyed four days at the famous Zion National Park near Springdale, UT. I think we could have spent a year exploring all of the beauty the canyons and area provide.
This particular evening was a sunbeam sunset as the sun dipped behind the clouds and the West Temple landmark.
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Continuing our Zion National Park weekend, one of our days we decided that we’d challenge Angels Landing - a hike which takes a lot of guts to complete. Angels Landing is a 5 mile hike which presents gorgeous views and dizzying drop-offs as you gain about 1488 feet of elevation and walk some portions along a 1200 foot sheer cliff.
Pictured here is another view of Zion Canyon - imagine this area all underwater, and then millions of years later, this green area below a lake bed. After the lake drained out, the Virgin River carved out the canyon which we see now. As part of the Grand Staircase of sedimentary rock, the oldest layer of Zion Canyon is the newest layer of rock in the Grand Canyon. Wow! What a progression!
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The Narrows
Our trip wouldn’t be complete without a day hike from the bottom-up along the slot canyon known as “The Narrows.” Traditionally The Narrows is a 16 mile / 13 hour hike from the top-down hiking in and through the Virgin River. But, with the kids, that hike wouldn’t be possible. Yet we wanted to give them a taste of the beautiful scenery and experience walking along the bottom of 3-400 foot sheer cliffs. The enormity!
So, we rented them sturdy Five Ten Canyoneer hiking shoes (amphibious), neoprene socks, and a walking stick from a local outfitter and took a 5 mile hike for 4 hours, round-trip, starting from The Temple of Sinawava (the exit of the Narrows and top of Zion Canyon) to the Wall Street district (or so) and back. The bottom-up hike doesn’t require a permit and we knew that we could turn back anytime before the kids started showing fatigue - we wanted it to be a good experience.
Well the kids had a blast, and say that they look forward to make the whole trek from the top to the bottom when they get older. We’re so looking forward to it! We have lots of time to get them ready!EXIF:
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Angels Landing
Continuing the Angels Landing hike, after Refrigerator Canyon, and Walter’s Wiggles, you come to a sandy, broad high point about 1500ft (457m) above the canyon floor called Scout Lookout. From here, you can see the trail which follows perilously along a sandstone backbone to the Angels Landing peak.
We actually stopped here and called our hike good - although the trail extends further, as you can see in the photo. The views were glorious, and getting close to the trail edges at Scout Lookout gave all of us an appreciation for how Zion’s Canyon was carved out over time.
Check out more on Zion National Park by reading the 2010 Fall Map & Guide Newspaper, taken from the Zion National Park website.
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Another Trip to Zion Canyon
Last weekend we took the opportunity to play in an outdoor volleyball tournament in St. George, Utah, and guess what’s close to St. George … Zion!
Without the kids this time (we had family watch them), the wife and I climbed Angel’s Landing. All I can say is, wow! This is a similar photo to what I posted earlier, but cropped and edited in a major way. I hope you enjoy this artistic approach.
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Big Bend
From Angel’s Landing lies Big Bend below where the Virgin River and Zion National Park road curves around the tall scalable walls. It was incredible to see rock climbers making their way up to the top of these faces in 2-3 day segments.
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Emerald Pool Falls
Looking West along the Kayenta Trail heading towards the Emerald Pools in National National Park, one can get a view of the three waterfalls which fill the Upper, Middle and Lower Pools.
It’s said that this trail is the third-most-used in Zion National Park, and I can see why. It is also just about 3 miles round trip - giving all level of hikers enjoyment along a less strenuous path.
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Zion National Park Canyon
Standing at the Middle Pool of the Emerald Pools Trail, you get a great view of the eastern mountains in Zion National Park.
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The Subway
The Subway is a semi-technical slot canyon in Zion National Park, officially known as the Left Fork of North Creek. This hike has been on my list for a long time, and requires wading, swimming, scrambling, climbing, and of course, hiking over and through rock, water, sand, and other obstacles for about 9.5 miles. It’s a hike that I’ve wanted to complete for a while now, and it was a blast.
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