Observation Point - 4.11.2016
A photo of the GPS track of our trip to Observation Point via a through hike that started near the east entrance of the park and ending at the Weeping Rock Trailhead in the canyon floor of Zion NP... 14.3 miles of hiking, gaining 2661 feet of elevation.
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We left a car at the Zion Visitors Center and drove to the East Rim Trailhead near the east entrance to the park to start our through hike.
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The East Rim Trailhead also provides acces to Cable Mountain and Deertrap Mountain.
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Hiking on the East Rim Trail.
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Gaining elevation on the East Rim Trail... looking down on the route we used that traveled through the Clear Creek drainage... and out to Checkerboard Mesa (left) and Crazy Quilt Mesa on the right.
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The East Rim Trail goes around Jolley Gulch.
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The East Rim Trail crosses 2 or 3 miles of this kind of terrain... not very pleasing.
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Continuing on the East Rim Trail.
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Passing by Stave Spring... glad I didn't need to filter water here.
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Time to get on the Echo Canyon Trail.
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Getting ready to go down into Echo Canyon... looking across the canyon and seeing the switchbacks that will take us to Observation Point.
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Still on the Echo Canyon Trail and heading for the spot where we will start up the switchbacks to Observation Point.
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Looking back at our route down into Echo Canyon.
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On the switchbacks leading up to Observation Point... looking back at Echo Canyon.
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Gaining elevation on the switchbacks that lead to Observation Point.
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BarbE heading for Observation Point on the far left of the photo.
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Snowdog, me and BarbE at Observation Point... Angels Landing in the lower right of the photo... Zion Canyon is behind us.
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From Observation Point we are looking down at the switchbacks that will take us down to the Zion Canyon floor.
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Awesome rock.
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Observation Point is up there somewhere.
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We have entered a slot in Echo Canyon... looking back as we continue down.
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In a slot portion of Echo Canyon.
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Leaving the slot portion of Echo Canyon.
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Heading for the Zion Canyon floor... Angels Landing (red) in the center of the photo... with Cathedral Mountain (white) above it.
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Almost on the canyon floor... looking back at our route... we will ride the shuttle bus back to the visitors center... get the car we parked earlier in the day... and drive it back to the east entrance and get our other car.
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