Zion Canyon Scenic Drive Zion National Park

So we arrived in Utah late that night of the 12th. We found our campsite at Sand Hollow State Park. The next day we woke up ready to go hiking around the area but weren't sure where to go, so we decided that since we missed the Grand Canyon on the way in that we would make a quick drive back there.

The next morning we heard about a really …

Las Vegas – Zion – Bryce Canyon

Vandaag gaan we de natuur in. Dit blijkt later het begin te zijn van een lange route, een behoorlijke uitputtingsslag en heel veel natuur, rotsen, Natural bridges, arches enzovoort. Gelukkig weten we dit nu nog niet en gaan we er onbevangen tegenaan. We rijden eerst naar het Zion Natural park. We …

From Washington, UT (not, gasp, DC): Another bright, virtually cloudless day. When last we met, MJ and I had arrived at our hotel at night. This morning we discovered a great view from our window of the hills and buttes west of us.

First, though, back to yesterday. The front range of the Rockies has snow, but not a whole lot. The ski areas …

Night was quite cold, temperature dropped to nearly freezing. We got up early, had some breakfast and went for a drive in the Zion Canyon, watched the Sun rising and changing colors of the rocks. We passed the Zion Mt. Carmel tunnel, which was built in 1930's and is more than a mile long. Right after the tunnel, we went on a short, one hour hike on …

... Landing and the Narrows, and we just could not afford the time. Nevertheless, we hopped on the shuttle bus and did the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive. We stopped off at a few places, including Weeping Rock, which is basically a rock that has water coming out ...

... peaks which look very high when standing at the bottom looking up.    Today we drove the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive into the Park. During the peak season shuttle buses provide all the transportation on that road but now it's open to private ...

Heute haben wir den Zion Nationalpark besucht. Der Park ist ganzjährig geöffnet, allerdings ist der Zion Canyon Scenic Drive von März bis Oktober für den öffentlichen Strassenverkehr gesperrt. Wir haben deshalb den Shuttle welcher vom Visitor Center ...

... maps, and other goodies, spending over 300 bucks.  Can’t say we don’t support our national park system!  The Zion canyon scenic drive is wonderful.  Walls of pink, mauve, black, and hunter green surround a clear flowing stream ...