We went into Zion this morning, just 30 mins from our hotel. We did 3 hikes. We travelled up to the top of the valley by bus (no cars are allowed) - the bus system does work very well. First hike was from the Temple of Sinawava - the Riverside walk. But the best bit was that it takes you up river to where the river stretches from side to side. From there we changes to sandals and were able to wade up river to the Narrows - where the walls of the canyon close in and the cliffs are about 4,000 feet high. We had to be careful as there was a high risk of flash floods from storms like the one we had last night. However this was definitely up there with the other two best hikes of the hols - the Mist Trail and Icebox Canyon.
We then did two other hikes - Weeping Rock (lovely rock overhang with water gushing down) and the Emerald Pools trail plus the Kayenta extension with some excellent views.
By then it had started to storm again so we did well to do the Narrows first in the morning. The heat seems to build in the morning under the sun, it then clouds over and storms later pm. Generally the weather has been very pleasant here though at about 75F(22C).
We checked hotel prices on the way out, they showed a steep decline as we got further away so we ended up in the same place (Rodeway Inn, Hurricane)!
Tomorrow we'll do some of the remoter parts of Zion - Kolob Terrace Road and Kolob Canyons, before heading off to Vegas in the afternoon.
Pretty rubbish internet connection today, I hope this loads up OK!
We then did two other hikes - Weeping Rock (lovely rock overhang with water gushing down) and the Emerald Pools trail plus the Kayenta extension with some excellent views.
By then it had started to storm again so we did well to do the Narrows first in the morning. The heat seems to build in the morning under the sun, it then clouds over and storms later pm. Generally the weather has been very pleasant here though at about 75F(22C).
We checked hotel prices on the way out, they showed a steep decline as we got further away so we ended up in the same place (Rodeway Inn, Hurricane)!
Tomorrow we'll do some of the remoter parts of Zion - Kolob Terrace Road and Kolob Canyons, before heading off to Vegas in the afternoon.
Pretty rubbish internet connection today, I hope this loads up OK!
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