KW & CJ's Most Excellent Adventure: The other side of Zion

Hey tour guide, where are the wannabes? Oh you mean Craig and Savannah? Oh yeah, of course I do, Not. They have gone out on their own to scout out some cool places for us to visit. Oh brother, I can't wait, on second thought, yes I can. The guy is supposed to be such an established Hiker and climber. You do remember the other day at Sand Hollow? He couldn't even get up that small rock without my expert climbing skills to help him. He will probably come back with a trip to the Library, or the ballet, or maybe he will just suggest we watch paint dry. KW, that's enough. OK, where to today tour guide? We are off to hike Kolob Canyons, it is part of Zion National Park. And of course get stamps for Mrs. tour guide.

Mrs. tour guide getting lots of stamps today. These ZION Park employees are extremely nice. She asked if they had any extra stamps hidden away, and of course they did. They brought them out for her to use. Most people do not know to ask. A Park Ranger at Gettysburg NMP told us to ask because most rangers have extra stamps hidden away.

KW, CJ, gear up were going hiking again. Where to tour guide? Timber Creek Overlook Trail. It is up at the top of the canyon. It follows a ridge to a small peak with views of Timber Creek, Kolob Terrace, and Pine Valley Mountains. Lets grab it and growl tour guide.

Timber Creek Overlook.

Heading up to Kolob Terrace.

Pine Valley Mountains.

Hiking the Canyons.

Hey tour guide, I told you we were and expert climbers. Its just as well Fairfax was not here. He would have whined and cried all the way, and I would have had to help him up again.

Kolob Canyons

This overlook reveals the cooler, more thickly forested world above the finger canyons. From this elevated viewpoint you can see the pattern of canyon-carving streams along cracks in the Colorado Plateau. Each finger canyon is like a miniature Zion Canyon showing similar erosion dynamic: broad at the mouth, it narrows to a deep slot in its upper reaches.