Last week, a friend and I travelled from flag to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. From there, we went through Kanab, Utah, to access the eastern entrance to Zion National Park.
The total drive time from Flag to Zion with the stop at the GC was about 6.5 hours. The road that connects Page with Route 89A was out, so the drive time directly back to Flagstaff, from the Zion Visitor Center was about 5 hours.
Activities included: Emerald Pools, The Narrows, and Angel's Landing day-treks
Recommended campgrounds: North Rim Campground, Grand Canyon National Park; Watchman Campground, Zion National Park. Both must be reserved at least 5 weeks in advanced for a guaranteed site. Most sites are non-electric/no showers.
For those who have experienced the South Rim, but have never been to the North, it is worth the extra hours of driving. 1) It's much more secluded and has a backcountry feel to it that the South Rim does not offer. 2) The North Kaibab trail is one of the most spectacular ways to access the bottom of the canyon (the Colorado River).
Interestingly enough, the climb up to Angel's Landing reminded me a lot of the Passage of Orteig on the HRP on the French side of the Pyrenees. I think the flash backs just came from hanging on to steel cables (or chains in the this case) as to prevent from falling off the trail.
The total drive time from Flag to Zion with the stop at the GC was about 6.5 hours. The road that connects Page with Route 89A was out, so the drive time directly back to Flagstaff, from the Zion Visitor Center was about 5 hours.
Recommended campgrounds: North Rim Campground, Grand Canyon National Park; Watchman Campground, Zion National Park. Both must be reserved at least 5 weeks in advanced for a guaranteed site. Most sites are non-electric/no showers.
For those who have experienced the South Rim, but have never been to the North, it is worth the extra hours of driving. 1) It's much more secluded and has a backcountry feel to it that the South Rim does not offer. 2) The North Kaibab trail is one of the most spectacular ways to access the bottom of the canyon (the Colorado River).
Interestingly enough, the climb up to Angel's Landing reminded me a lot of the Passage of Orteig on the HRP on the French side of the Pyrenees. I think the flash backs just came from hanging on to steel cables (or chains in the this case) as to prevent from falling off the trail.
....part 2 will be coming in the spring, with trails and images from Natural Bridges National Monument, and Horseshoe Bend (Utah)
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