Utah, S. East or S. West
Hello everyone, I am planning a trip to southern Utah and can only go to either the S. east side or the S. west side of the state. East we would be visiting Moab, Canyonlands NP and Arches NP. To t...
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If you decide to go to the Bryce area, and the weather is not too hot, don't miss Kodachrome Basin State Park -- great hiking, great slot canyons, very nice campground (with full hookups, amazingly). This is an overview of part of the park:
Here is a blog link, if you'd like more info -- this post contains some detailed trail descriptions:
Bryce, Zion, and Kodachrome
Two more points about Zion: if you are a bicyclist, the canyon road is terrific -- long, gently uphill, long glide back down. For much of the year, cars are not allowed in the canyon -- I am not sure about September -- but when cars are banned, the shuttle buses are very courteous to bikes.
Second, we have never done the Narrows hike, but we saw quite a few folks who had obtained equipment for that hike from outfitters in Springdale -- wetsuits, special shoes, etc. They all said that it was worth renting the equipment. I am not sure whether you would need all of that stuff in September, but it was necessary in November -- quite chilly at times!
Here is a blog link, if you'd like more info -- this post contains some detailed trail descriptions:
Bryce, Zion, and Kodachrome
Two more points about Zion: if you are a bicyclist, the canyon road is terrific -- long, gently uphill, long glide back down. For much of the year, cars are not allowed in the canyon -- I am not sure about September -- but when cars are banned, the shuttle buses are very courteous to bikes.
Second, we have never done the Narrows hike, but we saw quite a few folks who had obtained equipment for that hike from outfitters in Springdale -- wetsuits, special shoes, etc. They all said that it was worth renting the equipment. I am not sure whether you would need all of that stuff in September, but it was necessary in November -- quite chilly at times!
