Blogs from Zion National Park, Utah, United States, North America - page 3

Zion Canyon National Park is vastly different from Bryce Canyon. At Bryce the road takes you along the top of the canyon and you look down onto the Hoodoos. At Zion you drive through a long (1.4 miles), dark tunnel and then on down a very windy road into the canyon itself. Because of the high volume of visitors they have, Zion Canyon is only accessible by shuttle bus. These shuttle buses are free and run about every 6 minutes, stopping at all the view points along the way so you can get on and off the shuttle as much as you want and stay as long as you like at each point. So rather than looking down into the canyon, you are actually at the very bottom of the canyon, looking UP. We chose to ... read more

Nous sommes restés 2 jours dans ce parc où nous étions situés au fond d'un canyon. Il y avait une très forte affluence touristique, bien plus qu'au Grand Canyon par exemple. Ceci s'explique sans doute par la difficulté modérée des randonnées, qui offrent malgré tout des paysages variés. Les chemins étaient de véritables "autoroutes", où nous croisions des marcheurs de manière incessante, au point d'en devenir énervant. Contrairement aux idées reçues, les américains sont très camping et ils aiment la nature. N'oublions pas qu'ils n'ont que 2 semaines de congés par an. Du coup, ils souhaitent partir le plus souvent en weekend, et le camping s'avère être l'option la plus économique. Bon pour la majorité ils sont en camping car, pour disposer de tout le confort qui les caractérise. Ce ne sont pas vraiment des "warriors" ... read more

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Day 4 started with a drive from Tusayan, AZ to Springdale, UT and ended with a most beautiful hotel as well as a most beautiful national park. We drove up I-89N and saw some of the coolest land formations and geologic rock structures known to man. Ever since my early geology classes when I learned about Zion, I have wanted to go to it. I finally got my chance. The rock formations were amazing and our LaQuinta Inn Hotel was in front of the most gorgeous backdrop. We drove through the park and hiked up to Weeping Rock. It was amazing! I did not want to come back! We even saw wild turkeys and deer crossing the road in front of us. The park was too cool and the hotel was very hospitable and the breakfast ... read more

Geo: 37.2012, -112.989Had a great ride from the campground into town to try and find some wine. According to the map, it was less than 5 miles one way so off we went. Followed the path along the river and made the climb up to the main street. From there, the road followed a downhill path.Got there but store did not open until 11:00 am so decided to head back to the campground and do some exploring there. The ride back did not seem as difficult as thought it might be. The ride was beautiful because as you ride along you have some spectacular views of the canyon walls.... read more