{"id":445,"date":"2017-06-03T18:09:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T09:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/?p=445"},"modified":"2017-06-04T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T06:09:27","slug":"zion-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/2017\/06\/03\/zion-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Zion National Park – Hiking Hiking Hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to our failure in the lottery for the Wave, we had plenty of time in Zion National Park.\u00a0 Being different from other national parks in our Grand Circle<\/a> trip, Zion has more plants, and seems more family friendly.\u00a0 Zion is only 40 minutes away from Kanab.\u00a0 Private cars are asked to park in the big parking lot close to the visitor center.\u00a0 Shutter buses are running every 10-20 minutes, depending on the season and time.<\/p>\n

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Zion National Park checkerboard mesa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are numerous hiking trails in Zion.\u00a0 The two most famous and difficult ones are called The Narrows and Angel’s Landing.\u00a0 We did both!<\/p>\n

The Narrows
\nThe trail is actually a section of the Virgin river running in the canyon.\u00a0 It is thus very important to check the weather and the flood potential.\u00a0 There are special preparations needed to be done as well.\u00a0 Keep in mind that the water may be cold!\u00a0 Even in early September when the sun is out and people are wearing shorts, the water is cold.\u00a0 This is because the river runs in the narrow canyon, and does not get much sunshine.\u00a0 Also, prepare “special”\u00a0 shoes because they will get wet for sure.\u00a0 The other thing may be useful is a stick, as walking in the river is difficult – you cannot see how deep the water is or what you are going to step on.\u00a0 We didn’t have sticks, so we were quite slow.<\/p>\n

Two ways to hike The Narrows.\u00a0 One can either hike top-down or bottom-up.\u00a0 Top-down is an overnight hike, and requires permits. Bottom-up is easier, and requires no permits.\u00a0 Therefore most people, including us, choose the bottom-up hike.\u00a0 We took the shutter to Temple of Sinawava.\u00a0 After hiking the 1 mile riverside trail, we reached the starting point of The Narrows.\u00a0 I could see that people were excited to hike this special and unique trail!\u00a0 The first step into the water was really cold.\u00a0 After a while, I kinda got used to it.\u00a0 Walking in the river was more difficult than I thought, but it’s a lot of fun!\u00a0 My mom and I sometimes had to hold hand to stabilize each other.\u00a0 We reached the starting point of Wall Street, and then decided to return.\u00a0 In total, we hiked about 5 hours.<\/p>\n

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Zion National Park the narrows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Angel’s landing
\nThis is also a unique trail.\u00a0 The first half of the trail is paved road.\u00a0 However, the rest is rocks.\u00a0 There is a thick chain along the trail, so I don’t find it very dangerous.\u00a0 In fact, I liked it a lot! :). It reminded me the Yellow Mountain in China!\u00a0 The trail to one of the highest peaks, Tiandu Peak, is a bit similar.\u00a0 But it’s a lot more steeper on Tiandu Peak!\u00a0 (I recently revisited Yellow Mountain, and I will write about it. D had already finished his blog about Yellow Mountain.)\u00a0 The end of Angel’s landing is the top of the mountain.\u00a0 Many people were sitting there and enjoying the view.\u00a0 We didn’t stay long, because we had to drive to Bryce Canyon National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Zion National Park angel landing chain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Zion National Park angel landing top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am sure everybody can find some trails that they enjoy in Zion.\u00a0 I just feel lucky that we could do the two most unique ones!<\/p>\n

One more thing about Zion.\u00a0 There are a lot of restaurant in Springdale.\u00a0 We tried one Thai restaurant (Thai Sapa), and the food we had there were surprisingly good!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to our failure in the lottery for the Wave, we had plenty of time in Zion National Park.\u00a0 Being different from other national parks in our Grand Circle trip, Zion has more plants, and seems more family friendly.\u00a0 Zion is only 40 minutes away from Kanab.\u00a0 Private cars are asked to park in the … <\/p>\n

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