Tag: southern Utah
Hiking Southern Utah: Wire Pass Narrows
The Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area is most famous for The Wave, a rock formation that requires a much sought-after permit to see. It is an envied notch in the belt so to speak, but if you only focus on The Wave, you can miss out on the rest of the spectacular landscape.
Hiking Southern Utah: Red Mountain Traverse offers stunning views
Red Mountain Traverse is located primarily in the Red Mountain Wilderness area, along the edge of Snow Canyon State Park. It extends from the Ivins trailhead, located at the end of 200 East in Ivins, all the way to the Red Mountain Trailhead above Diamond Valley on Highway 18.
Hiking Southern Utah: Confluence Trail in Confluence Park
Confluence Park - The park includes a network of ten trails. Along the longest, Confluence Trail can be found evidence of previous human habitation.
Hiking Southern Utah: Grosvenor Arch — You gotta see it to...
Utah is no stranger to arches. Arches National Park alone is home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches. There must be at least that many scattered throughout the remainder of the state.
Hiking Southern Utah: Yellow Knolls Trail
You can find more information on the Yellow Knolls trail and maps on the Bureau of Land Management's website.
Pa’rus Trail in Zion National Park by Tom Garrison
If you need an easy hike featuring the riparian environment alongside the Virgin River and stunning views of lower Zion Canyon, this may be for you.
Prepare For a Busy Memorial Day Weekend at Zion National Park
Zion recorded more than 96,000 visits over Memorial Day Weekend in 2023. More than half of all national park sites – more than 230 – recorded fewer
Hiking Southern Utah: Hiking Lady Mountain with Bo Beck
t was still dark as a caravan of us sped toward Zion National Park. With the approach of dawn on a clear spring morning, the plateaus and bluffs were just large shadows against the night sky as it turned cobalt blue.
Hiking Southern Utah: Buckskin Gulch
Easy to difficult. Depending on the condition of the canyon, you may need rope to navigate a boulder problem and climb down, or you may have to wade through pools.