Zion

Hey, I lived in Estes Park, CO - that place is also a mad mess in the summer due to Rocky Mtn N P. I avoid Zion. I love the drive in from the east; best part of the whole park. I get a very stiff neck sitting on a bus looking up going down the canyon. It is quite good from a hiking standpoint but, IMHO, that is about all. Much prefer Bryce or Capitol Reef.

It's a zoo in the summer. Feels like an amusement park. Tons of stupid people and I hate those shuttles.

Busskipper wrote:

harley-dave wrote:
yes, they are pretty. The only thing not shown is the massive amount of stupid people!!

Dave

Solve that by going at Christmas or January - no shuttle - Few people.

Hard to beat the Beauty, but like all NP's, if near the I's they are just Stupid Crowded in the Summer.

JMHO,

Many of the hikes are best in the winter. My fondest memories of Zion include a hike to Kolab arch in December, when there were broken snow flurries, broken by occasional sections of clear blue sky. The contrast of reds, blue, the stream, and rock formations coming in and out of view as the snow squalls went by was absolutely spectacular. Best yet, we only spotted two other sets of hikers on the whole trip. You also want to try and be in the main canyon when it rains hard sometime. More spectacular waterfalls than you can imagine. Of course this is a bad time to be hiking, especially in the canyons.

harley-dave wrote:
yes, they are pretty. The only thing not shown is the massive amount of stupid people!!

Dave

Solve that by going at Christmas or January - no shuttle - Few people.

Hard to beat the Beauty, but like all NP's, if near the I's they are just Stupid Crowded in the Summer.

JMHO,

Zion is one of our favorite places to visit.

yes, they are pretty. The only thing not shown is the massive amount of stupid people!!

Dave