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ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH Zion was ther last major stop on my western road trip of 1999. As you'll see, the foliage is beatiful this time of year. I personally prefer Arches and Canyonlands, if only for their strangeness and starkness. Zion is more conventional, if you could call a sheer, eight-hundred-feet deep canyon conventional. The weather was quite pleasant: upper 70s during the
day, 40s at night. I've read that southwest Utah is the state's version
of Dixie, where the mild climate provides a respite from the harsh winters
that afflict the rest of the state. |
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Emerald Pools Trail |
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Same as above. |
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| Same as above. |
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| Miniature waterfall near Angels Landing. |
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| Same as above, different angle/viewpoint. |
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| The trail leading to the Narrows, a lengthy trail following the creek between the canyon walls. In several places, hikers must enter water that's at least waist-deep. It's most popular in the summer. Since I was here in November, I declined to enter the water. |
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| Hidden Canyon Trail, looking back toward the Observation Point Trail. |
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| Same as above, but in a different location. |
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| Canyon Overlook Trail at the eastern end of the park. |
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