Zion National Park 2016

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March 5, 2016
Zion National Park 2016 Kristen Metzger
Cafe Soliel
March 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
We ate breakfast here. Awesome breakfast burrito, perfect amount of food. Really good Americano.
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Zion National Park 2016 Kristen Metzger
Zion Canyon Brewpub
March 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Local brewery! Right before the entrance gate to Zion NP. I got a flight and tried 4 different beers. Pretty sure they were all 4% abv...good old Utah. But three of the four of them were outstanding (not crazy about the pale ale, but that might just be me). I also got a reuben, which was delicious. Alix liked her burger too. The service was great.Read more
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Angel's Landing Hike
March 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Really good hike, but holy tons of people. Found out later this is the most popular hike in Zion, and that like 6 people have died on the trail in the last decade. Awesome. We actually started with the Emerald Pools Trail, and kind of wandered onto to this trail by accident. Steep climbs and switchbacks, really challenging. The trail is partially paved, and you wouldn't really even need boots. But then at the top, there's an extra half mile climb that is really hairy. Actually the climb itself wouldn't be so terrible, but there are people like ants all over it, and everyone is trying to climb the same route, along chains you can hold for balance. We started up, but quickly saw how dangerous it was to pass people going up and down, so we turned back. After reading about all the accidents up there, back at the hotel room, I'm glad we did. Still a great hike up to that point.Read more
TravelerI've been thinking myself of doing this hike. The pics of it look scary. Your post gave me a good impression. Thx!
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Kristen MetzgerSo, I will tell you we didn't do the last half mile. It's not that it was too scary in itself, but there must have been over 100 people climbing up and down those chains, and many of them were being careless about passing people. I can see why accidents happen. But the hike up to that point is challenging and totally worth it. Maybe someday I can get back when it's not so crowded.
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Zion National Park 2016 Kristen Metzger
Emerald Pools Hike
March 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Easy loop hike to pretty pools. The trail is partly paved, or sandy with steps. You wouldn't need boots, any closed shoes would be fine. It's rated as "moderate" in all the guides, but I think that's for average Zion tourists. We were ready for more when we were done, so we skipped over to Angel's Landing trail.Read more
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Oscar's Cafe
March 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We had kind of a late lunch/early dinner here. Outdoor seating on a patio in nice weather. Shrimp tacos were great, and they had Squatter's beer in bottles.
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Majestic View Lodge
March 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We stayed here two nights. This is a great hotel! The views are indeed majestic. It's right on the highway, but pretty much everything here is. You can hear traffic, but it gets lighter at night. We slept with the door to the balcony open because the weather was so nice. Rooms are clean and well-decorated. There's a very weird "natural history museum" off the lobby that is a series of dioramas featuring stuffed bears, wolves, and mountain lions. There's a restaurant with soaring windows that looked nice, but we didn't eat there because there were so many other places to try.Read more
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Zion National Park
March 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
So beautiful! We came here in early March, when normally it would be really cold, but this year we've had unusually warm weather in the Southwest. It's been mid 70s during the day, and high 40s at night. We saw turkeys just outside the park gates. I freaking love turkeys!Read more
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Watchman Trail Hike
March 6, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
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Rocking V Cafe in Kanab
March 6, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Order the Best Friends Forever. So good and healthy! I need to try mixing hummus and quinoa.
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Trip end
March 6, 2016