The trailhead is in Zion Canyon and is a major stop on the shuttle route. It serves as trailhead for several hikes, including the East Rim, Hidden Canyon and Observation Point. There are restrooms but no drinking water at the trailhead. Weeping Rock is famous for the trickling streams of ...
See three lady lakes — Mary, Catherine and Martha — on this 6.7-mile round-trip trek above Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Unfortunately, you can’t jump in, as the lakes are part of Salt Lake’s water supply, but you’ll appreciate the cool mountain air on scorching summer...
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s not a high traffic area where you need to worry about you or your dog getting run over by over zealous thrill seekers. There are a couple different variations to the trail, but the route we took clocked in at eight-miles round trip. This is one of those trails that starts off ...
Salt Lake Cityis a boon for hikers thanks to its location near the Wasatch Mountains, which offer numerous hiking trails and breathtaking scenery. Hikers can expect to revel in alpine lakes, dense forests, cityscapes and rocky canyons, like Big Cottonwood Canyon. A favorite kid-friendly hike is...
March and April, when the desert is in bloom, draw the greatest number of visitors to the park. The Rio Grande, forming a ribbonlike oasis, has carved a deep, often narrow canyon into the layered sandstone, limestone, and volcanic rock along its banks. Cottonwood, acacia, willow, and ...
The lower slopes of the Sangre de Cristo are forested in pine, cottonwood, and aspen, which give way higher up to spruce and fir. At successively higher elevations are found subalpine meadow and alpine tundra plant communities that in summer abound in wildflowers. Archaeological remains of the ...