zion

June 2011 After my solo backpacking trip in Kolob Canyons, I made my way over to the main area of Zion National Park for the next item on my weekend agenda: The Subway. I was really lucky to snag the last slot on the 12-person permit that Paul had picked up in the lottery and even more lucky...

September 2005 This trip was a total freebie. I quit my job as the General Manager of the Golden Corral in Logan to accept a new job in Park City. When I did my boss at the GC offered me a nice package to stay for about 3.5 weeks rather than the standard two. Basically it involved a nice bonus...

Alene, Caiden, and my Nephew Brady (who is 1.5 years older than Caiden) all went down to stay in St. George this weekend to get into a bit warmer climate. We spent our time in a hotel there at the Marriot, which was very nice. Alene gets great discounts there through her work as a travel agent...

This is my trip report from the BackcountryPost get together down in Zion this past weekend. If you were one of the folks who came on this one, you're welcome to create your own trip report or add your photos to this one in a reply. Either way works! March 2012 This trip started bright and...

My wife and I went to Southern Utah last weekend for the annual spring geocaching event in St. George. We were staying at Big_E!'s house, and after meeting Big_E and his wife there on Friday afternoon, we drove to Zion for a nice intro to the park. On Saturday morning we attended the breakfast...

October 2011 After my trip down Mystery Canyon on Thursday, I was feeling ready for more big raps and beautiful Zion Canyons. We had a permit to do Behunin Canyon on Friday but I woke up to a wobbly lower back. I slipped a disc a few years back and every now and then it gets pretty close to...

(Note: this is a post my wife made on our outdoor blog about a trip she and her sister (pinecone) did). Day 1 April and I used to belt out that Tom Petty line on various road trips from Provo to Missoula when my parents were still living there. I really think it's been that long since we...

Mid Nov 2011 Living up in the icebox of Cache Valley the winters are something I just dread. So when my friend suggested we head south to warmer temps and do some hiking I couldn’t say no! I had wanted to hit Angels Landing for many years so we decided to do that. In the planning the trip, we...

I almost forgot to blog about our spring break trip. This was the first time we had a spring break where my son Caiden had an entire week off. Usually it was a couple of days of the week, so we really wanted to plan some decent time away from home. The weather still sucks (i.e. COLD) so we...

I was on a work-related trip back to St George, after having been there two weeks earlier for spring break. On my way home I thought I'd take a little detour to Kanarraville to hike Kanarra creek, which I had first seen through Bill's photos from last summer. To get to Kanarra Creek, just head...

Hello all! This is my first TR on BCP, so go easy on me. ;) Chere posted on my FB page a couple of months back that she scored some permits to The Wave. High five, right? After last years attempt and getting completely snowed on, rained on, and a side ways beating by the wind for 3 days...

Last night I received an urgent email from Nick saying "Chere and Alison are looking for you." I hurried and logged into BCP to see what was up and they were looking for information on the pictographs found at Cave Valley in ZNP. I called Chere and began to attempt to describe where they could...

August 2011 I thought my trip to Salt Creek was likely my last to the desert until the fall but I had an opportunity arise to meet some new friends and do some hiking in Zion National Park so I jumped at it. I haven't spent much time in and around Zion, much like the other National Parks the...

August 2011 This is the first of two trip reports from a 3 day weekend to the Zion area that I took with Audra over the weekend. We left Salt Lake Friday afternoon with just enough time to make it to Cedar Breaks National Monument for sunset. The clouds were looking awesome for a great sunset...

August 2011 This is the second of two trip reports from a quick vacation Audra and I took to Zion this past weekend. We started the trip north of Zion with stops at Kanarra Creek and Cedar Breaks before heading on to our ultimate destination, Zion National Park. After a quick stop at the Kolob...

October 2011 Mystery Canyon, what a name. From my perspective as a noob canyoneer, it seemed quite untouchable. Aside from lacking the necessary skills, Mystery Permit is possibly the most difficult permit to get in Zion National Park. But lucky for me, I got an invite to join some friends on a...

OK so I'm cheating a bit by posting this trip report. It's actually from October 2010, but in the interest of helping add some content to this site, and because I like to talk I figured I'd copy here for you all. A few months ago at the end of October I took a trip out to Utah to visit Zion...

I've been meaning to start writing trip reports for some time now. What better way to pop my TR cherry than with my first trip of the New Year on my new favorite forum.:) I decided this year I wanted to start the New Year off right. For me that meant fun in the desert sun sans hangover and sleep...

Are we there yet? I followed this RV out of the tunnel headed toward the campground. On my first full day at Zion, I drove west through La Verkin and then north through Toquerville until I reached I-15. At exit 40 I left the interstate for Kolob Canyons Road. Two miles up this road there is...