A recovery day

Zion Canyon

Still feeling the effects of our long 14 mile hike to Kolob Arch yesterday, we decided to kick back and take it easy. After breakfast at the motel we drove to Springdale and had a leisurely cup of coffee on the roof patio of the coffee house. Following this, we began a leisurely […]

Hiking Zion—Kolob Arch

The Kolob Canyons area of Zion is in the northwest corner of the park, quite some distance from the Springdale main entrance. I think it’s a lovely part of the park, and it gets far fewer visitors. Of course, to see any of its wonders requires a bit of hiking. One of the popular, but […]

Biking Zion Canyon

We drove from the motel towards Springdale, looking for a place to park in order to start our bike ride. We pulled in to a farm store that was really quite nice, situated in an orchard with a green lawn surrounding the store and several tables and chairs scattered around. I asked if we could […]