The original plan was pretty simple….
I leave work early, drive down to the Zion Kolob visitor center to pick up a permit, get dropped off at Lava Point, backpack the west rim solo, and then get picked up in the main canyon the next day. Everything looked great until we realized we were going to make it to the permit office at 6:08 and they closed at 6:00. After multiple phone calls pleading with the back country desk to please stay open or leave a permit outside for me it became quite apparent they would not budge and help me out… thanks for nothing Zion National Park. At that point I was pretty disappointed that I would not be backpacking, we decided to fill the void by hiking up Kanarra Creek to shoot a few photos of the falls.
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We arrived at the new parking lot around 6:20pm and paid the new $10 fee. The 10bucks to park seems a bit steep, especially when you have no clue where your money is going. Does it go to the town or the local who created the parking lot? The first part of the hike is a 1mile road walk that crosses the stream a few times before the road dead ends. (more…)