Blogs from Zion National Park, Utah, United States, North America - page 12

Vanmorgen na het ontbijt vertrokken richting Zion National Park. Dit was 1,5 uur rijden, dus goed te doen. Om bij het visitorcentrum te komen moesten we rijden over smalle weggetjes, paswegen en door tunnels, Peter kon zijn lol op. Na onze auto geparkeerd te hebben zijn we met de shuttlebus verder gegaan. Op verschillende plekken zijn we gestopt en hebben rondgekeken. We hebben ook nog even bij een beekje gezeten om wat te eten en te drinken, heerlijk met onze voeten in het water. Zion National Park is erg mooi, hoge rotsbergen, redelijk wat groen en een leuk beekje, toch weer anders als de andere nationale parken die we gezien hebben. Er werd verteld dat de bergen veel water opnemen als een soort spons, het water komt op den duur uit de rotsen sijpelen, maar dit ... read more

We started our trip today with a 7 hour drive from LA to Hurricane, Utah (just half an hour from Zion National Park). The drive was actually pretty good. We went from California to Nevada to Arizona to Utah, passing through the Mojave Desert. One note about the weather: it's hot, damn hot!!!! At some points along the way it was 46 degrees outside, and even at evening it's over 40. This weather is expected to last, so tomorrow at Zion will be limited to short hikes only. Expect pictures soon!!!... read more

Found a great BLM campsite right outside the park entry. NO RVS allowed - awesome!! Running water, privacy and a great view of zion. Angels Landing is the absolute highlight. Walk, err hike up that hill and you can experience something very unique. We carved our initials in the pavement, shshshsh. Awesome hike, awesome camping. Saw cool rockclimbers going up the big wall on Angels Landing. Must return to hike the Narrows in the fall. Maybe the doggies can stay at Doggie Dude Ranch next time. No dogs allowed in the park - boo. Coffee is still legal in Utah. ... read more

We left Vegas this morning to head over to Zion. It took about two and a half hours. Not to bad of a drive. We stayed at the Zion Lodge which is located in the park. It really is nice to be able to stay right in the park with the girls. For a side note, there was not a TV nor a pool at the Lodge. I'm not sure who was more dissapointed Mark with no SportsCenter or the girls without a swimming pool. Once we got settled and checked in we decided to start hiking. We hiked the lower,middle and upper emerald pools. The total hike was just 2 -3 miles round trip. The lower pools were pretty weak. I see more rain on the street after a rainstorm at home. Then we hiked ... read more

...when he created Zion National Park. It's truly spectacular. I'm sitting on the balcony right now watching the last glimpses of sunlight fade from the red rocks soaring above - the beauty is almost unearthly. We started the morning out with our regular 45 minute power walk...on the Vegas strip. If you think it's tawdry at night, wait until you see it at 6:30 in the morning. On the way out through the casino you catch the few all nighters who are determined to win back their fortune..and the couple of guys still falling off the bar stools. You can see how the economy has affected Vegas - construction on the big high rises on the strip has stopped totally, and at the Bette Midler show last night we got a complimentary upgrade to our seats ... read more