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John Bickerstaff USA eclipse 2017
Day5
Hike cheating
July 31, 2017 in the United States
One of the most iconic views of Zion is from Angel's Landing - a strenuous 6 hour hike. With 30° or higher that was never an option. However, on the way out to Bryce the road climbed up the valley wall & at the top was a hike claiming canyon views & only to be moderately challenging. The only catch was the lack of parking. An early start should do the trick. Run & brekkie done. Just the small matter of fuel - is the hire car petrol or diesel? Nowhere in the documentation was there an indication. Had to rely on the sound of the engine... Thankfully at the car park, there was 1 space but had to turn round to get it - facing the wrong direction - could be a problem. Start of the path was a hefty flight of steps - Liz looked none too pleased. A fair bit of shade & fairly flat for the remainder helped. The view at the end sealed the deal. Very impressive. Bad selfies aside - you couldn't fail to take a bad photo of this. The limited parking ensured limited numbers - the family messing around with the echoes didn't ensure quietness - and they never stopped singing on the way down. Got back to the car & as Liz predicted there was a queue to get through the tunnel to Zion & no-one wanted to let me in so I could turn around. Ho hum - eventually a slow bus meant a gap - quick 3 point & off to Bryce.Read more
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Jul 31, 2017 at 9:35am · Altitude: 1,616 m
37°12'48" N 112°56'42" W
TaPaMaWo California 2017
Day23
Zion NP, eine Perle in Utah
June 13, 2017 in the United States
Die Platzvergabe am Campingplatz im Zion NP funktioniert nach dem "first come, first serve" Prinzip. Das bedeutet sich am Morgen früh anstellen um einen Platz zu bekommen. Der Tip vom Ranger: ab 5:30 in der Reihe stehen macht Sinn. Gesagt - getan... wir haben Paula erklärt, dass das ein Rennen ist, das wir unbedingt gewinnen möchten... und, tadaaaa, zum ersten mal im Urlaub stellen wir uns den Wecker und sind tatsächlich die allerersten in der Reihe (und den ganzen Tag hundemüde)!!
Hier lässt es sich wirklich gut aushalten: Ein kühler Gebirgsbach, das Ufer mit feinem Sand, viele Schatten spendende Bäume und als Kulisse Berge aus rotem Sandstein, Badetemperatur um die 30 Grad. Das ist fast kitschig... Den Tag verbrigen wir am Fluss mit Sand spielen und einer kleinen Wanderung zu den Emerald Pools. Wir sind froh unseren Stellplatz am Campingplatz ergattert zu haben und freuen uns auf die nächsten Tage hier.Read more
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@ United States Washington County Watchman Residential Area Oak Creek
Jun 13, 2017 · Altitude: 1,208 m
37°12'13" N 112°59'2" W
Stefan Schönig California 2017
Day11
Zion National Park
September 1, 2017 in the United States
Nachdem wir Page um ca 15 Uhr verlassen hatten fuhren wir nach Kanab nach Westen. Dort bezogen wir schnell unsere neue Unterkunft aber fuhren dann auch gleich schnell weiter um noch den Sonnenuntergang im naheliegenden (ca. 45 min Fahrt) Zion National Park erleben zu können. Im National Park angekommen wanderten wir noch einen ca. 1,5 Meilen langen Trail um dann diese atemberaubenden Bilder von einem grandiosen Aussichtspunkt schießen zu dürfen. Ein absolutes Highlight!Read more
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@ United States Washington County Watchman Residential Area Pine Creek Gorge
Sep 1, 2017 at 7:33pm · Altitude: 1,601 m
37°12'49" N 112°56'46" W
Elvis Lives Elvis Lives Tour
Day144
Iron, Like a Lion, In Zion
October 7, 2016 in the United States
We left Vegas feeling slightly worse for wear and unfortunately so did Elvis :( With all the mountains we'd worn out the front brake pads, and metal on metal hadn't done one of the rotors any favours. We lucked out and found a great garage on route who squeezed us in that day & we settled for the night at a beautiful spot called Quails Creek State Park.

We were excited to be heading going to Zion National Park, although slightly disappointed we couldn't get into the park campsites so we ended up in a commercial campsite just outside, and spent the rest of the day lazing around the pool (again!). Even when we arrived by 7:50am on the 2nd morning we couldn't get into the public campsite so we decided to wing it.

With the early start we were able to tackle the Angel's Landing - this is an infamous trail with 21 switchbacks followed by a ridge a couple of metres wide with 1000m drops both sides. I wasn't sure if I 'd be able to do it after not doing the Half Dome cables, but I did it & really enjoyed it - the views at the top were truly spectacular.

In the afternoon we went up the Narrows trail & it immediately became apparent why most people had hired neoprene socks & sturdy boots - it was bloody freezing! I made it some way up before bailing but Phil waited for his feet to go numb and made it to the very narrow part of the canyon, where buckled walls rise a hundred metres to the surface.

As we had no camp site we had to drive on through the park, and its incredible mile long tunnel through the sandstone but we found a great BLM spot as the sun settled down for the night.Read more
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Clare Fannon
Zion and Bryce are Our favorite parks of those that we have done! The Narrows beat us too-we did not come prepared with waterproof boots!
October 12, 2016
I've been there! Great pics!
October 22, 2016
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@ United States Washington County Watchman Residential Area Bridge Mountain
Oct 7, 2016 · Altitude: 1,861 m
37°12'4" N 112°57'56" W
Ali - W.USA Motorradtour 2017 A und H
Day11
Kurvenräuber Hilmar im Zion
May 26, 2017 in the United States
Ums Eck gebogen
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Dominik Kopp
Gebogen😅😅😅
May 27, 2017
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@ United States Washington County Watchman Residential Area Hepworth Wash
May 26, 2017 at 6:36pm · Altitude: 1,497 m
37°12'48" N 112°57'32" W
Otto goes West
Day14
Zion NP
June 8 in the United States
Neuer Jucy neues Glück...
Den alten haben wir dahin georgelt 😉

Hat uns nur 3 h Warten und ne Menge Nerven gekostet. Dafür sind wir jetzt im Zion National Park angekommen...
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Reynold Pack
Hauptsache der zweite hält euch jetzt aus! Oder fahrt ihr so schlimm?
June 9, 2018
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@ United States Washington County Watchman Residential Area Clear Creek
Jun 8, 2018 at 5:35pm · ☀️ 30 °C · Altitude: 1,607 m
37°12'57" N 112°55'12" W
Willy S.Roadtrip Westen der USA
Day8
Zion National Park
August 24 in the United States
Der Zion Nationalpark ist ger erste Nationalpark auf unserer Route. Die Fahrt zog sich doch paar Stunden durch die Wüste.
Hatten krönen Campingplatz reserviert, nach bissle Abenteuer und viel Talk mit super netten Amerikaner auf einem Parkplatz übernachtet.
Sind dann morgens gleich auf einen richtigen Campground im Nationalpark gefahren.
Der Zion Canyon ist irre beeindruckend. Man kann mit nem Shuttle-Bus den Canyon weit hoch fahren und dann noch im bzw. hinter dem Fluss weiter hoch wandern.
Abends stand dann erst mal Feuer und Grillen an. Soll bei solchen Touren zum Pflichprogramm gehörenRead more
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Na, geht's gut weiter? Ich wünsche es euch! Die Fotos sind beeindruckend! Nur erahnen kann ich eure Erlebnisse! Seid behütet! Viel Freude und gute Fahrt weiterhin. Herzlichst, Tanti 😘
August 25, 2018
Willy S.
Aktuell ist die Leitung etwas zu dünn für dicke Fotos von dicken Urlauber. .... die Ernährung ist hier doch etwas suboptimal
August 25, 2018
Oh oh - ist eben USA-Urlaub!! 😊 Daheim ist's ja anders - lasst's euch trotzdem gut gehen. Fühlt euch feste gedrückt. Herzlichst eure Tanti
August 26, 2018
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Aug 24, 2018 · ☀️ 27 °C · Altitude: 1,210 m
37°12'14" N 112°58'59" W
RV There Yet RV THERE YET
Day9
Driving into Zion on Rt.9
August 15, 2015 in the United States
This drive in was amazing!!! The road turned brown once we entered Zion National Park and we had to get a special permit to go through the 1.1 mile tunnel. $15, stopped traffic both ways, got to drive through the center of the tunnel, we felt very special.
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Aug 15, 2015 at 4:15pm · Altitude: 5,486 ft
37°12'39" N 112°56'58" W
RV There Yet RV THERE YET
Day10
Visitor Center, Zion National Park
August 16, 2015 in the United States
The big kids are off hiking Angel's Landing! It's the quintesential Zion hike as you go up 1,488 vertical feet over 5 miles hiking through Walter's Wiggles, a series of switchbacks, and then walk across the "Landing" using chains bolted into the rock to help you climb the steep terrain. There are 1,200 foot drop-offs on either side as you climb! Certainly not for the faint of heart. The best part is the summit where you have 360˚ panoramas from the “Landing,” and landmarks like Big Bend, Cathedral Mountain, and Cable Mountain, as well as the Virgin River and the Great White Throne can be seen. Looking forward to hearing all about it when they return!

Patrick and Sarah explored the campground and nearby river. Found a campervan all the way from Germany!!! See the last picture for proof. Made sure to get Zion rocks in the pic since Patrick still cannot say "Alemania" quite yet. Though he can say "ardilla" (squirrel) quite well! Grampy, does Germany earn more? $5? They did have to bring their vehicle across the Atlantic Ocean!

A perfect morning in Zion!Read more
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Aug 16, 2015 at 10:30am · Altitude: 3,917 ft
37°12'5" N 112°59'9" W
Familie Kraft Weltreise Teil 1
Day37
Zion National Park
October 15, 2017 in the United States
Heute sind wir im Zion NP angekommen. Hier ist es voll! Der Ort vorm Parkeingang ist ein richtiges Touristenferiendorf. Das gab es in den anderen Parks nicht. Krass!

Wir haben einen Campingplatz im Nationalpark gefunden. Hier ist es grün, schattig, nicht so voll und wunderschön. Die Jungs haben den Nachmittag damit verbracht im eiskalten Virgin River kleine Staudämme zu bauen. Morgen geht es dann auf Wandertour.Read more
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@ United States Washington County Watchman Residential Area Oak Creek
Oct 15, 2017 · Altitude: 1,208 m
37°12'11" N 112°59'4" W