Zion National Park, take 3

Ah Zion. Zion is one of my most favorite parks. I visited for my first time in 2010 the first year Big Blue and I got on the road. It was only a quick one-day trip but the fall colors blew my mind then and it is still the first thing I think of when remembering Zion.

In 2011 I returned, this time with enough perk in my step to go for the big hike; Angel’s Landing. If you have a moment, that blog post is worth the read as it was soon after I stopped smoking and just beginning to feel healthy enough to do such a hike.

We did not go for Angel’s Landing this time around as even though Kerri had been to the park once before, she had not been able to go on any of the hikes due to the heat of the summer. She was missing the basics of the park, and her vertigo would easily cause issues on Angel’s Landing. Instead, we hiked just about every trail there is in the canyon, all in a single day.

The very next day after the 2011 Angel’s Landing hike I would do the Taylor Creek hike which was re-hiked this week with Kerri, for her first time. We cranked in some serious miles in the two days hiking around the “normal” trails and I am content with that. Surely, one day, I’d like to get further into the park, maybe even down the Narrows, for more adventure, but that would take a bit more time then we have this trip.

If you went back to either of my previous blog posts from 2010 and 2011, you can see just how different the foliage is from Spring to Fall. Even though Spring is a pretty time to be here, the Fall in Zion is beyond amazing. If you are looking for the perfect time to be here, go for Late October to early November.