Wednesday April 30, 1997
Zion National Park, UT
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Seattle (-8):10:23
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Zion National Park, UT :
Latitude:37° 12' 12" North
Longitude:112° 58' 45" West
From Seattle:947 miles
Altitude:4400 feet
Lodging:Camp - The Watchman Campground
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Today's Travel:
Country:US
Region:UT
Weather:Sunny
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Available Photos:
All photo images © 1997-2000 Anthony Jones
Images may not be used without prior written approval.
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Subject:View from my bedroom
Location:Watchman Campground, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:Blue Flowers
Location:Descending to the Left Fork, about 0.5 mi. from the trailhead, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:Canyon Wall
Location:From base of decent to Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:Frogs
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:Me at a little red stone waterfall
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:Angel Falls?
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:Approach to "The Subway"
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:"The Subway"
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:"The Subway"
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:"The Subway"
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:"The Subway"
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
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Subject:"The Subway"
Location:Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT
Trip to Date:
Day:20
Linear Dist:1910
Countries Visited:1
Regions Visited:6
Nights in Hotels:2
Nights with Friends / Family:14
Nights Camping:4
Beers:70
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Entry:
Decided to stay an additional day at Zion, so I took the entire day and hiked up the Left Fork to the Subway. I've never been down there this early in the season, so I was a bit surprised at the water level (higher than I'd seen it) and the lack of any social trails. The advantage was I didn't see a single person the entire 8 hours I was in the back country. The disadvantage was the going was slow due to the lack of any trails. The Subway was awesome as always, and I did a lot of reminiscing, and took a lot of pictures.

Rhonda and Lisa (my neighbors at the campground) had me over for diner, and then we all went into town (Springfield?) to see the IMAX movie "The Legend of Zion". It was a bit corny, but there was some spectacular footage of the park.

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