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Wednesday, April 30, 1997
Zion National Park, Utah
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Zion National Park, Utah:
Latitude: 37° 12' 12" North
Longitude: 112° 58' 45" West
Altitude: 4400 feet
From Seattle: 947 miles
Lodging: Camp - The Watchman Campground

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Today's Travel:
Country: United States
Region: Utah
Weather: Sunny

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View from my bedroom Watchman Campground, Zion National Park, UT

Blue Flowers Descending to the Left Fork, about 0.5 mi. from the trailhead, Zion National Park, UT

Canyon Wall From base of decent to Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

Frogs Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

Me at a little red stone waterfall Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

Angel Falls? Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

Approach to "The Subway" Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

"The Subway" Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

"The Subway" Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

"The Subway" Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

"The Subway" Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

"The Subway" Left Fork, Zion National Park, UT

All photo images © 1997-2000 Anthony Jones - Images may not be used without prior written approval.

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Trip Stats to Date:
Day: 20
Linear Dist: 34079
Countries Visited: 1
Regions Visited: 6
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Hotels: 2
Friends / Family: 14
Camping: 4
Beers: 70
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Journal 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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