Zion Narrows

I took a trip to Zion Canyon National Park. It's my 5th or 6th time and the valley just shares more and more secrets every time I go. My focus on this trip is was to hike up the Narrows which may be the most famous canyon hike in America.

I set up in a rather empty campground inside the Park. My first secret reveled was that each night cold air falls into the canyon, all 2000' deep of it and rushes downhill to escape, in 40 mph gusts, right over the top of my tent. Fortunately I was prepared.
I came in on Monday, explored a bit and was in the Narrows entrance early Tuesday morning.

Secret two, just to give the place a bit of scale, look for the two hikers about 100 yards ahead of me. The walls range between 1-2000' high and the water flow was 445 cfs at 45F. The water depth varies from a few inches to over my head in the holes. Guess how I found out how deep the holes are?

I'll let the rest of the Canyon speak for itself.

The last secret, six or so hours later, you climb out of the river very cold, very wet and about a mile from the car on a trail crowded with vacationing America at it's fast food fueled, overweight best, but at least most people are more than willing to get out of the way for a dripping wet backpacker with a slightly crazed look.

A bit more Getty and a bit more Zion to come.

More as it happens
Bob