Separation Canyon and Checkerboard Mesa Canyon hike

These two canyons are on the upper east side of Zion, near Checkerboard Mesa. Neither appear on national park maps or trail descriptions. If fact, there are no trails, save an occasional use-trail. Route finding, which is relatively easy, is mandatory. Karen and I have been in Separation Canyon a couple of times.

Mark […]

Hike to Scout’s Lookout and Emerald Pools

After a fairly laid back day we headed into Zion Canyon for a hike up to Scout’s Lookout (on the way to Angel’s Landing). Parking was a hassle. Most of the visitor center parking was out of service for renovation so after dropping the crew off at the visitor center we headed back into Springdale […]

Spring break vacation in St. George, Utah

For our annual family vacation we headed to St. George during spring break. We anticipated exploring a number of the different areas of Zion National Park, but we didn’t anticipate how many other folks had the same idea.

As we were finishing our packing on Friday evening we heard that Cortnie, our oldest granddaughter, had […]