Zion National Park, United States Travel Blogs

Zion Canyon
Jul 14, 2007 (4 photos)

This morning, we rented all the gear necessary for the hike of the narrows... & it was the most spectacular hike i've ever done.  i'm not that big on heights (esp. when there's nothing higher than me or pure emptiness around) so this was perfect ...

Project #7
Sep 10, 2008

Trail work Last project

My first taste of the Tortoise
Sep 5, 2009 (4 photos)

... had to turn away a few times as the positions she was getting in made me recoil in horror. Strange girl! That night camped in Zion National park and met the rest of the group. It was a fairly quiet night which would set the tone for the rest of the tour. ...

The Buick and a Tarantula
Sep 20, 2009 (6 photos)

... Chase or Steve Martin, but either way I was incredibly excited to be in a car like this, a good old American station wagon. So, Zion Canyon is like a HUGE red Cheddar Gorge, it was almost too big to take in, I didn't really have any perception as to how ...

Zion
Jul 31, 2008 (8 photos)

     Zion National Park was the place most often mentioned to us as people's favorite National Park.  We hadn't planned to go there, as in having reservations, but we did think we would try to go there on our way to the ...

USA
Aug 9, 2009 (21 photos)

... 's was a liquid one, Orange juice and large coffee from Starbucks.. it was then back on the road for a 2-3 hour drive to Zion National park. We arrived early in the afternoon, Jonathan introduced us to the treks that we could do. We put our tent up made a ...

Iron Like a Lion in Zion
May 19, 2009 (4 photos)

... , we realized how pleasant Springdale was as compared to Moab. Both sit at the entrances of National Parks and are hemmed in by canyon walls. Springdale seemed much more relaxed. Sure, the shuttle system makes it more pedestrian ...

Stepping Down the Grand Staircase
May 15, 2009

... : http://www.flickr.com/photos/benkunz/sets/72157618423355178/ After cruising through Bryce, we loaded up and drove down into Zion National Park. Zion makes up the middle of the Grand Staircase and is a spiritual place, as much to the early settlers as ...

Zion National Park
Jul 17, 2002 (3 photos)

Later on July 16th I drove 92 miles to Zion National Park in Utah. By bus I made a stop at Zion Lodge and hiked over a mile alongside a stream and into a canyon to view a waterfall. Later I went to Temple of Sinawa and hiked about 4 miles. This was a ...

Hotel Best Western Zion park (Zion National Park)
Jul 12, 2009

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30 feet of metal and a bad bad smell
Sep 19, 2009 (7 photos)

... and made a wonderful meal with mac and cheese - I'm a very lucky man. We're looking forward to another BBQ tonight and a trip into the Zion Canyon tomorrow.  I'll try to upload some pictures with this blog too.  Hope you're all well, J & K.

The last of the Rocks
Jul 2, 2005 (5 photos)

... than we entered a volcanic area where everything took on an entirely different look. Our destination for the day was Zion National Park. We traveled through a single lane tunnel that was over a mile long and then encountered six switch backs which we ...

Just out of the Grand Canyon and into Zion!
Jun 23, 2008 (25 photos)

... non-natives had been allowed to go before!  Needless to say... that was just awesome!  Anyway, now were camped in Zion planning for our next activities.  Today we'll probably do some of the amazing shorter day hikes they have around here, ...

Switchbacks and Red Rocks
Jun 10, 2009 (52 photos)

... to see the most famous arch there (Delicate Arch).  Since we were on a tight schedule, we headed out after that towards Zion National Park.  Instead of taking Route 70, we took Route 24 to Route 12, which was a very scenic route.  At one ...

Zion National Park
Oct 17, 2007 (14 photos)

Today we went to Zion National Park where there is a huge canyon made up of red cliffs. We went on a walking trail to see some 'weeping cliffs' where water spills out of the rocks which causes hanging gardens to form.. After this we went up another walking ...

Zion National Park
Jul 13, 2007 (3 photos)

... exploring the floor of the canyon.  Because you can't take your car through the canyon, we used the bus provided by the national park & may i just say that it's the best idea ever:  no traffic congestion & it's very low pollution - they ...

ZION
Mar 20, 2008 (140 photos)

Well everyone was right, this is probably my favorite place so far.  Zion is beautiful.  We entered the park on the East side, and drove through all these really cool rock formations that reminded me of "Oh The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss.& ...

Entering Zion
May 18, 2009 (3 photos)

... . During summer periods, vehicles are not allowed into the park area proper unless you are staying at the Zion Lodge. The National Park Service has developed a lovely series of propane-powered buses servicing the town of Springdale and the park. We ...

Sin City
Jan 31, 2006 (7 photos)

Zoe has declared that she has found her new favorite place on earth, and its name is Zion National Park. I must admit that it is a remarkable place, and for a National Park is remarkably easy to navigate. It almost seems like a giant playground. We took a ...

Southern Utah Part 1: Zion and Bryce Canyon
Aug 2, 2008 (10 photos)

Southern Utah = Awesome!  Five national parks: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands.  I'll just say it up front: look at the pictures for these.  Words are useless here.  Zion and Bryce Canyon are in Southwestern ...

The Most Beautiful Place we've ever seen
Jan 30, 2007 (15 photos)

It's here or the Milford Sound in New Zealand, photos speak for themselves ...

Day 18; The Narrows & Footloose
Aug 8, 2009 (10 photos)

... the canyon. For those of you who have not read our previous write ups of The Narrows, it's one of our favorite parts of Zion National Park. It's where the Virgin River has carved a huge 16 mile canyon into the cliffs, and you can hike about 7 or 8 miles up ...

Zion National Park, Utah
May 19, 2008 (36 photos)

It was a long drive to Zion, but with a couple of DVD's we managed to avoid killing anyone. when we reached Ponderosa It took us about half an hour to find which road to go down. However when we reached there we were handed an activity sheet which ...

Hardcore Adventures in Zion
Jun 25, 2008 (20 photos)

To begin with let me say that Zion National Park is, in my experience, the most beautiful place in the world!  Anywhere you go in the park you are surrounded by awesome cliffs and rock formations, and the hikes around here are absolutely breathtaking ...

Zion
May 28, 2008

After leaving Vegas we drove for a long time to Zion where there's a huge National Park with a canyon carved out by the Virgin River. Here we started day 1 of 16 in a row of camping. After getting into the campsite, Scott our team leader, showed us how ...

Kobol Canyon - Beartrap Falls - Kobol Arch
Nov 4, 2009 (5 photos)

Now that I don’t work, that I am not in a rush to juggle with the priorities of an "organized society" (this concept seems to replace more and more the one of civilization…makes sense to me), why in the world do I wake up at 5 am? Here I am ...

Zion National Park is really NEAT!
Aug 1, 2009 (7 photos)

Saturday, we went to a National Park called Zion Canyon.  I finished a Ranger packet again and became a Junior Ranger.  The Canyon was really cool!  It was a two hour ride in a shuttle bus down the canyon.  They do not allow cars.  ...

Exploring Zion National Park
Sep 14, 2009 (7 photos)

Day 13: September 14, 2009 –Zion National Park Miles Traveled: 1015.8 N 37 40.064'  W 112 09.554’ Monday morning Christine and I drove to Zion National Park, which is only a couple of hours from Bryce. Zion is much larger than its sister ...

Day 23; Canyon Overlook Trail, Zion
Aug 13, 2009 (28 photos)

... then called in to look at some houses in Coral Canyon. Fantastic houses.......one day! We drove up into Springdale and into Zion National Park. We stopped off by the Virgin River, which was pretty fast flowing. Lyn and the kids, of course had to cross it, ...

Zion National Park
May 22, 2009 (18 photos)

... aber da es so stark geregnet hat, machte das wenig Sinn und wir fuhren direkt nach Springdale am Eingang zum Zion National Park. Heute morgen hatten sich die Regenwolken verzogen und wir packten unsere Wanderschuhe aus. Da unser Motel direkt am Eingang zum ...