Hike the Narrows of Zion N.P.
Worth doing!
One of my greatest hikes ever — 1 year ago
Trekking poles make all the difference.
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CitaLia is content with the current state of affairs....
Top down or Bottom up?
I have hiked from the bottom up, a day hike. Now I want to hike The Narrows from the top down, an overnight hike. Which did you do? I’m also from Texas.
I hiked from the bottom to the waterfall which I understand is very near the put in, then back down to the bottom again. So I feel like I did both hikes, bottom to top and top to bottom in one day. Round trip it took me eight hours. I was quite pruney by the time I was done! I wouldn’t mind going back to do that hike again. Let me know if I can help!
CitaLia is content with the current state of affairs....
Twin hikes!
I did the same thing… hiked for 8 hours in the cold water as far up as I could before heading back down.
I want to do the overnight, but feel that it would be better to go with someone experienced in backcountry. I rarely fail to do something I have planned, but this one is on my MUST list.
Hey… I live on the prairie…
I met a marmot this summer in Wyoming! She wasn’t all that friendly but she did say hello every morning for four mornings.
I don’t know… While doing the overnight would give you more time to explore (and I surely didn’t feel like I had enough time for that) I think it would be a pain in the butt to carry a full pack through there. So it’s a trade off. I guess if I had an opportunity to do it again, I would camp too, just to do something different and see it in better detail.
I think half the work of planning a hike is trying to figure out what kind of conditions you’re likely to face. Having hiked it already, you’ve got that one figured out. Did you hike up to the area that has the campsites? The canyon opens up a little and it looks like a pleasant enough spot to spend the night.
I hike in Colorado a lot and I usually end up sharing the summit with a marmot or two. They’re a bit more tame up there and usually they’re muscling in for a bite of my lunch.
What part of Texas are you from? I’m in the Dallas area, Denton to be exact.
CitaLia is content with the current state of affairs....
under a foot of snow
I’m up on the Panhandle where we are still under a foot of snow. I love seasons, but I am getting royally tired of winter. Plus, I live WAY out in the country so there are no nice snow plows making things nicer for us.
I didn’t hike all the way to the first set of campsites. I explored Orderville Canyon instead and LOVED it.
Have you ever done any canyoneering?
Denton got some snow, didn’t they?
