The narrows of Zion Canyon is one of the parks most popular hikes. It’s name explains it all, when the canyon becomes narrow. This also means that there is little dry land to hike on.
We started a little later than we’d desired but it allowed me to get coffee. This was necessary since I’d not slept well the night before. With our coffee run successful we entered the park from the East entrance and made our way to the visitor center. We we’re still early enough to find parking but just barely.
On a good weather Saturday the park was crowded and there was a massive line for the bus. The stop for the narrows is the last one and it takes 40 minutes to get there.
The water we had to hike in was pretty chilly but the scenery and the experience of hiking through a river let us forget some of the numbness in our feet. There was a toddler on the bus who referred to the water as chocolate milk due to it’s brown murky viscosity.
Devin loves this kind of trail since there are sharp corners and you never know what new thing will be around the next corner. We knew the trail was 8 miles round-trip but there was never a clear definitive end. I was of the opinion that the true end would be a vast distance at the birth of the river. Looking at a map when we returned I was right.
When we turned around the trail had gotten quite popular and we were a little fed up with people. We quickly got back to the trail head and headed back to our car, found a Mexican food place, and headed back to our campsite.
This looks like an amazing experience. I didn’t know you could hike in rivers!! Wow!
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