Checkerboard Mesa Zion National Park

... in Zion and I planned a few more things to do the following day. Things learned on Day 2 out west:  1. Zion National Park's website http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm and some other helpful information ...

Zion National Park, UT to Bryce Canyon, UT Took advantage and slept in, letting the sun rise enough to warm the canyon walls.  Since I arrived late last night I missed the details of the canyon on the way down to the floor but I’ll take ...

... thru the scenic areas we passed earlier. Then on 17 to 15 getting off at Kolab Canyons Visitor Center. This is part of Zion National Park. Up the mountain to the crest where we hike a short distance further up the hill. No marked trails, but it's easy ...

... where the campgrounds are located.  And, boy, was it a beautiful drive.  Twisting through the canyon, overlooking the checkerboard mesa, with a 1 mile tunnel built in the early 1920s.  It was stunning. We arrived at the campsite at 10:30 ...

... Canyon. It was a beautiful drive down to the canyon. Once we'd turned onto the road to the canyon we came to the Checkerboard Mesa which is a spectacular piece of rock. After that we started the windy drive to the canyon. This included going through the ...

... nbsp; The drive to Zion NP was nice and fairly short.  We came in the East entrance, saw Checkerboard Mesa - very cool - and went through the Zion-Mt. Carmel tunnel.  Amy got nervous while we were going through.  The tunnel is over ...