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Blogs from Zion National Park, Utah, United States, North America
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May 18th 2013
Day 8 was just a travel day. Mi Hyon once again drove a couple hours while I took a 30 minute nap, that always helps me stay sharp when driving and ready for the Garmin to mess us up! For the second time this trip, our Garmin GPS sent us off course. This time it was fairly easy to tell that it was wrong, since it wanted us to drive up a dirt mountain pass. The local Deputy showed up to ask if we were lost and let me know it would be a really bad idea to drive up the mountain pass w/ an RV...I thanked him for the advice, but kind of knew that anyway. Of course there was no where to turn around and I can't back up with a car attached. So ... read more
Are we there yet? Day 8 afternoon
Published: April 28th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
April 24th 2013
WOW! This is our second visit to Zion National Park, the last time we were here, probably in the 1990's, we were able to tour the entire park at our own discretion. This time, we needed to park our car at the Visitor's Center and take a shuttle throughout the valley. You could get off the shuttle at any per-determined stop, and walk or hike a trail. While you lose the freedom to drive throughout the Valley, the bus driver serves as a tour guide pointing out interesting spots that you can visit. We took the shuttle to the end of the run, then walked a hiking trail to the trailhead of the river gorge. We talked with a couple hikers who walked the river trail. They had on dry suits covering their entire bodies, and ... read more
Interstate 12, Utah's National Parks, and the Red Rocks
Published: April 26th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
April 23rd 2013
Nach einem langen Aufenthalt in Joes Valley wollten wir wieder ein wenig was von der Landschaft hier sehen. Da Thomas seinen Mietwagen in Las Vegas zurück geben musste und wir die Nationalparks von Utah noch sehen wollten schwangen wir uns also ins Mutterschiff und cruisen die Interstate 12, ein "Scenic Byway" entlang. Durch super-einsame Landschaften, absolute Wild-West-Käffer wie Fremont oder Torrey, den Dixie National Forest und über den 3000m hohen Boulder-Pass erreichten wir das Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument. In diesem Park kann man tagelang wandern gehen oder mit seinem Allrad-Fahrzeug rumheizen. Wir machten nichts davon, sondern fuhren nur schön brav auf der einzigen größeren Straße durch. Nach endlosen Meilen fuhren wir durch die Tore des Bryce Canyon National Park, in dem zahllose Felsnadeln, sog. "Hoodoos" eine sehr markante Landschaft bilden. Piet und ic... read more
Zion National Park
Published: March 29th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
March 29th 2013
There is a strange atmospheric anomaly at work in Zion. Perhaps it is because your body is so close to the soaring red sandstone cliffs, their edges traced by the undulating flight patterns of Condors. Maybe it’s the icy stillness that permeates every corner in the early morning chill before the sun climbs above the tallest peaks and sets the wind to work. Then again it could be the soft constant sound of the river that courses over the gravel at the canyon’s bottom. Whatever it is, the results are always the same. Your tear ducts will spontaneously seep and the clean cold air will catch in your throat leaving you unable to speak. And so there you stand, looking and feeling yourself opening outward to fill the universe before you. Zion. While the Grand Canyon ... read more
Zion National Park
Published: December 11th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
November 22nd 2012
This year for the Thanksgiving Holiday my boyfriend and I finally got to do part of a road trip we've been thinking about for 3 years Utah's National Parks! 10 days of driving, hiking and photo taking here we come! We started our trip in the little town of Springdale just outside of the Zion National Park Entrance. Springdale was very quaint and really cool. We stayed at a wonderful place called Pioneer Lodge. The rooms were very reasonable, quiet, great views and the beds were very comfortable. It was even next to a really yummy pizza shop. During our stay in Zion we did a few things, we hiked Angels Landing and the Narrows among a few other smaller hikes. Being that it was November we were a little concerned about the Narrows being too ... read more
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Bryce Canyon & Zion National Park
Published: November 15th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
November 2nd 2012
Just when we thought our trip couldn’t get any better, our next two stops were Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. These were two of my biggest highlights on a trip full of highlights. Up until this point we hadn’t seen much wildlife, but that was about to change. I had spent the best part of 4 days chasing these little chipmunks everywhere, trying to get a really good close-up photo. Little did I know I could have just waited for easier opportunities. Our road to Bryce from Torrey was another scenic one – highway 12. Again, this is known as one of the best roads to drive in the US. We traversed 9000 foot summits and descended 14% grades into lush valleys with small rivers lined with yellow and green trees. The landscape at Bryce ... read more
Zion Quick Tour
Published: January 30th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
September 3rd 2012
We needed to get back to Las Vegas, so we just took the shuttle tour through the park. Definitely will need to return to fully explore.... read more
Utah National Parks
Published: September 20th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
August 27th 2012
Later in the day after leaving the Grand Canyon, we followed the advice of a couple of cheerful ladies in an electronics store and camped at The Coral Pink dunes which were a set of huge (and pink) dunes. It was a bit of an off-road play centre, but thankfully all the ATVs stopped at dinner time and didn't start up again. We sat and watched the stars for a while as it was a beautiful evening. There wer e a lot of shooting stars too. oh, the reason for being in a small electronic store was trying to find power adaptors and connectors so we could listen to our mp3 players through the car stereo. Chris had come up with the Universal Law of American Radio: "The strength of the signal is inversely proportional to ... read more
'Southern Sun' Tour, Part II. Zion National Park.
Published: July 18th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
July 18th 2012
Ahhhh! They're about to close the computer room so I don't have time to write a blog! Enjoy the photos anyway :( I'll update this asap. Much love, Streets. x... read more
Odometer Reading: 1,477 Miles (Grand Canyon National Park and Zion National Park)
Published: July 25th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park
June 24th 2012
A brief, yet longer than enough, weekend in Vegas, and we were back on the road, on our way to the Grand Canyon. Similar to our arrival in Yosemite, we entered the park with no camping reservations and only hopes and intentions to sleep under a starry night on the edge of this famous crack in the earth. Unlike Yosemite, the Grand Canyon was not so cooperative, and upon arrival, we were told to hurry to South Camp, a nearly one hour drive towards the South Rim's east exit to perhaps get one of the last spots. After the last few hours of driving through the desert, we weren't quite ready to rush back into the car, and already being in the latter half of the day, we decided to forgo our hopes of camping and ... read more
