Zion National Park
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251 photos
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Andy drinks up before heading into Keyhole Canyon in...
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Joel and Andy on the approach to Keyhole.
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Andy wading through some Utah brown water in Keyhole Canyon.
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Andy in Keyhole Canyon. Mike's feet in the background.
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Mike dipping his feet into a wading pool in Keyhole Canyon.
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Andy, in Keyhole, as the slot gets narrower and deeper. ...
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Andy on rappel while Mike sorts the rope.
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Joel working his way over some boulders.
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Andy (front), Joel (middle) and Mike (back) in Keyhole Canyon.
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Mike setting up a rappel in Keyhole Caynon, while Andy...
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Andy on rappel.
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Mike on rappel in Keyhole Canyon. Note the Chaco sandals.
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It gets kinda dark down in here.
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Mike making his way through the slanted corridor. Andy...
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Mike, having tossed the rope bag in front of him to make...
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Muddy Utah brown water in Keyhole Canyon.
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More boulder hopping and swimming in Keyhole Canyon. ...
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This was the section of the canyon we referred to as the...
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Aw lookie, a butterfly. Spotted near the exit of Keyhole Canyon.
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Close-up of aforementioned butterfly in Keyhole Canyon.
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Out into the blazing sun again (Mike pictured). Time to...
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Mike at the beginning section of Pine Creek Canyon...
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Andy and Joel discussing the first rappel in Pine Creek Canyon.
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Andy double-checking his rope on the first rappel in Pine Creek.
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Andy on the first rappel in Pine Creek. My feet in the...
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Joel, in Pine Creek Canyon.
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Andy disappearing around a corner on rappel in Pine Creek Canyon
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Andy and Joel swimming through Pine Creek Canyon.
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Andy pausing to take a photo, and Joel looking a little...
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Joel setting up to rappel in Pine Creek Canyon while...
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Andy on rappel while Mike looks on in Pine Creek Canyon.
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Mike looking on (from dry ground), while Andy and Joel...
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Here comes the rope.
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Narrows in Pine Creek Canyon.
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Andy leads the way with Joel right behind him through a...
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Deep inside the narrows of Pine Creek Canyon.
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Andy reaches daylight at the end of a dark section of...
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Getting closer to the end of the narrows in Pine Creek Canyon.
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a log floating in the brown water of Pine Creek Canyon.
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Andy taking a picture in Pine Creek Canyon.
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Andy swimming along in Pine Creek Canyon.
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Yikes, I hope it doesn't fall on us. This rock was...
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Andy doing the backstroke. Mike and Joel on dry ground...
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Andy swimming for shore in Pine Creek Canyon while Mike...
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Getting out of the water.
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Navigating a wider, sunnier section of the canyon.
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Mike on rappel in Pine Creek Canyon.
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Mike on rappel in Pine Creek.
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Andy and Mike wash the rope in Pine Creek Canyon. ...
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About here is where we caught up to "Bo" and his group...
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Mike, Joel, and Andy look on as the dunderheads attempt...
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Getting a little restless (we had to wait for all 12...
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One more shot: notice the hole cut in the cliff above. ...
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Joel on the final free rappel out of Pine Creek Canyon.
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Joel, still on rappel.
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Mike on the final rappel out of Pine Creek Canyon.
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Mike, on rappel again, on the final rappel of Pine Creek Canyon.
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Joel walking out of the non-technical part of the...
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A look up at the Pine Creek Cathedral. This is a...
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Our hike out from Pine Creek back to the east rim road...
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The greater Pine Creek Canyon as it drains into the Virgin River.
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Andy, pleased with our first day's accomplishments.
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A giant arch on one side of Pine Creek Canyon, and Andy.
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Major bummer! Andy's truck gets a severe flat on the...
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Close-up of the sidewall puncture wound.
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Luckily, at least we have pleasant company.
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Mr. Ed wonders if he can help us change a tire.
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Joel getting the spare out from under the back of the truck.
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Off to Kolob Canyon! Joel, Andy and Mike.
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Joel looks for a faint trail on the way to Kolob.
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Mike, after climbing like a hobbit on a trek up Mount...
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Andy, rappelling into Kolob Canyon.
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Mike dons his coveralls on top of his dry suit. This...
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Mike puts on his coveralls. Kolob Creek is fed from...
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Andy gets ready to get wet. Mike puts his backpack on. ...
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Standing in the water for the first time: Andy (in...
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Mike shimmies down a log to avoid a rappel and pass over...
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Looking down a rappel into a cold, deep pool. It is...
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A blurry shot of one of the first small rappels in Kolob Canyon.
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Andy finishes of one of the first rappels in Kolob...
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This rappel looks a bit longer than the last (peering...
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Andy double-checks his rigging at the beginning of one...
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Andy, looking down as he starts a 150 foot rappel.
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Andy, almost to the bottom!
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Just about there! This rappel was a little challenging...
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Andy starts a short rappel while Joel and Mike wait on...
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Mike stands on shore while Joel hunts for the next...
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Andy takes a snack break while Mike rigs the next rappel.
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Mike pulls rope through an anchor at the top of one of...
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Mike rigs a locking carabiner to the anchor in a...
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Off into the dark abyss. Mike prepares to rappel.
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Joel takes a seat while waiting his turn to rappel.
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Mike on rappel (green) while Andy watches from above.
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Andy getting a shower from a waterfall. He has clipped...
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More of the same: Andy and Joel rig yet another rappel....
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Mike, maneuvering past some logs and debris while on one...
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Joel, having found the anchor for the next rappel waits...
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Andy, Joel and Mike sort the rope in a particularly...
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Mike and Andy communicating with Joel as he sets up one...
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Joel and Andy at the bottom of one of the big rappels,...
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Mike bypasses a waterfall in Kolob Canyon.
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Joel, having a good time. Joel was the only one who...
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Joel and Andy crouch amid a massive log jam that served...
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Joel and Andy watch Mike intently as he starts to set...
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Joel (left), Mike (top) and Andy (bottom) prepare the...
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Joel sets up to be the first on the rope.
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Andy snaps a picture while Mike sets up to go on rappel.
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Andy, standing at the top of the final rappel.
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Andy does his best to keep his footing on the...
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A blurry shot, but I like it all the same. Andy on rappel.
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A view from the bottom of the final rappel.
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Andy and Mike share a laugh after completing the main...
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Snack time. On level ground again. Mike, Joel and Andy.
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A nice view of the final waterfall in the background
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Starting the 2-day hike out from the bottom of Kolob...
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Setting sun on a beautiful cliff band in lower Kolob Creek.
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The team starts to look a little tired: our dry suits...
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Mike (front) and Joel (rear) boulder-hopping down Lower...
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Sunshine up ahead!
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Joel offers to take the rope from Mike, who is starting...
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This was the surprise-delight of the trip: A 500+ foot...
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Joel and Mike gaze at the falls, where we agree to take...
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Andy fiddles with his camera while Joel admires the...
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A view of the cliffs above us.
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Another shot of the falls. Almost all of the water...
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Looking straight up the falls.
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Andy goes to inspect the base of the falls.
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What water did reach the bottom flowed out in a pleasant...
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Andy breaths a sigh of refreshment from the heat at the...
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Joel takes a rest in the water as well.
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I think Andy wished he could float all the way to camp like this.
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Stunning scenery continued to unfold around every bend...
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Andy, walking down Lower Kolob Creek.
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Joel wades through a particularly beautiful section of narrows.
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Joel, Andy and Mike walk ahead of me through a section...
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A section of narrows in Kolob Creek.
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Snow! In June! In the desert! Andy navigates around...
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Joel, Mike and Andy stop for a snack at a confluence of...
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We start to lose the sun as the day wears on.
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Wading through some chest deep water deep in a section...
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Andy, once again trying to cool down.
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We finally found a place to camp, at the turnoff for the...
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Using one of our ropes to make a clothesline. At this...
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Camp, the next morning. Joel (inside his bivy) pictured.
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After breakfast we decided to fill up on water from the...
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Andy, looking a little warm. At some point shortly...
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Walking down the river in the early morning.
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Andy Joel and Mike negotiate around some trees and logs...
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Mike downclimbs a small waterfall into a nice cold...
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Feeling refreshed after a nice morning dip in the pool.
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Joel slides down a moss-covered smooth rock into a...
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Andy and Joel walk toward another section of shady narrows.
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Joel and Andy stop for second breakfasts.
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We start to get the first patches of morning sunlight...
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A beautiful small lake formed by a natural rock fall...
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Mike had eaten his Wheaties this morning and charged...
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The direct sunlight continues to elude us.
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Another section of narrows, in Lower Kolob Creek. At...
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Some deciduous trees in a sunny patch of canyon.
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Finally at the confluence of the Kolob and the Virgin,...
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Looking upriver on the Virgin: apparently you can hike...
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Lunch in the sunshine.
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The view from lunch.
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Self potrait / proof I was actually on this trip. :)
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Andy is thrilled to get rid of his dry suit and thermal...
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This looked like it would be a fun rock climb, if not...
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Some small falls join the Virgin River. At this point...
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Some logs in the Virgin River.
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Some sunshine and an inviting rock for sitting..
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Mike Joel and Andy had stopped to strip off some layers...
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One of my favorite sections of our hike out.
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A nice wade/swim through a section of narrows.
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This section sort of reminded me of toned down version...
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A gap between two boulders.
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Mike, trudging through some narrows.
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Andy, in his standard pose: floating downstream.
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Joel, Mike and Andy climbing over a log jam.
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More pretty narrows.
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Mike leads the way across a dry patch of river rocks.
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At this point we run into some Aussie cavers who were...
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A boulder in a stream.
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Mike, Andy and Joel continue through The Narrows.
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Mike, Joel and Andy, and some of the first day-hikers we...
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More hiking through Narrows: Mike and Andy.
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The Narrows slot up dramatically.
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Andy snaps a photo in another subway-esque section of...
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Andy admires the rock formations.
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So the aforementioned backpack: As it turns out, my...
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Now we start to see day hikers in droves.
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Joel, Mike and Andy, continuing to march downstream.
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A woman in bikini stops to take a picture of the same...
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Mystery springs! Here is the exit to one of the more...
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Here are all the tourists.
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Setting sun near the exit of Mystery Springs.
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The group is getting a little tired (Mike, with Andy and...
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After hiking back to the trailhead, we took the park...
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Joel packs up his truck.
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Kolob Terrace (where we had started our hike) is quite...
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Andy and Meredith hike ahead through strange sedimentary...
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Andy and Meredith did not seem to mind the sunshine,...
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Checkerboard pattern caused by wind currents and water...
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Supposedly the horizontal lines come from wind running...
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Explanatory sign with pattern even more visible in the snow
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Along the road into Zion NP coming from the East.
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Still along the entrance road, east of the big tunnel
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The color of the rocks against the deep blue of the sky...
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And the cliffs seemed to come in all sorts of colors
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In the Canyon now
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With the gurgling Virgin River running at about 1/3 of...
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Can continue up this path, along the river to the...
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A view up canyon toward the Narrows
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The path was very easy ... just a stroll in the woods
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You can spot the Virgin river through the trees. May...
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Oh no, a cloud in the sky.
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Looking back down the path
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One of the many waterfalls throughout the park
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I believe this is Indian Paint Brush. Any other ideas?
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This squirrel was attacking me! I was taking his...
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I believe this is Watchman Peak at the entrance of the Canyon
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Another view of Watchman
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Driving out of Zion, back towards Mt Carmel to the East
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These alcoves are fascinating
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Closer up ... could be the beginning of a Natural...
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Checkerboard on the way into Zion
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My attempt at a nature photo. On the entrance to Zion,...
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Also on the approach, on a shady side of the road while...
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Pretty sure this is Angel's Landing. Once pointed out...
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Another view of same
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Just the cliffs along the trail leading to the Narrows
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And some more of them. As you can see, we had fabulous weather.
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Looking back toward the entrance to our walk.
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Pictures can't capture what this area is like
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Some of the 'seeps' in the sandstone that allow greenery...
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Including a wild flower we did not recognize.
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And those are yellow columbine.
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A close up of the columbine.
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Hope this turns vertical as it is impressive.
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The Virgin River coming out of the narrows. Not much flow.
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More of the surrounding cliff sides
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Guess that's Paul in the red shirt, me in front of him,...
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A few hearty folk venturing into the river where the...
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Who are obviously just sitting around taking pictures.
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Such as this guy who posed for anyone who picked up a camera
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Time for my close-up
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Looking back to where you enter the Canyon
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And again
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What a long tail ... and what a pretty coat.
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Bridge leading to Sapphire Pools, across the Virgin...
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A magnificent tree in front of the Lodge
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A few bison, with babies, along the road