Under the Bridges Hike
A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more Kamloops Trails videos.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more Kamloops Trails videos.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube: There are about 100 Kamloops Trails videos on You Tube. Click the link on the menu bar to see the entire list.
Continue reading...A new KamloopsTrails video is now available on YouTube: Click on the YouTube link of the menu to see more KamloopsTrails videos.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube: There are many more videos on the YouTube Channel. click the link on the menu bar to review the list.
Continue reading...A new video is now available on YouTube – The Hidden Valley Trail hike in Moab, Utah: There are many more videos on the KamloopsTrails Channel on YouTube.
Continue reading...We hiked into the Moonhouse Ruins on Cedar Mesa in SE Utah. A new KamloopsTrails video is now available on Youtube: A recommended hike, among several in the area.
Continue reading...The Observation Point Trail is one of the best hikes in Zion National Park and so when we returned to the park this fall, we hiked the 8 mile out and back trail once again. The trail winds up the lower slopes of Cable Mountain, then crosses into Echo Canyon, following the canyon upstream for 1.2 km. At that point … Continue reading…
Zion National Park is a busy place and all of the hiking trails in the main canyon are very well-used, but routes can be hiked in the East Zion area which few people venture into. Most of these are routes … Continue reading →
Continue reading...The desert hills of southwestern Utah run from the border with Arizona right up to the first peaks of Zion National Park. There are some trails through these hills outside of the park that are too hot to hike, except in shoulder season or in winter. In late fall, we hiked a couple of them while on a trip to … Continue reading…
Hiking trails starting on the Kolob Terrace Road in Zion National Park are far less busy than the hikes that start in Zion Canyon. The road starts in Virgin, 23 km west of Springdale/Zion. The paved road climbs into the desert hills and goes through grasslands and then open forest and continues on as a dirt road into the … Continue reading…
The East side of Zion National Park is the area accessed off SR9 between the Zion-Mt.Carmel tunnel to the (East) Park Gate. There are a few pulloff parking spots and we can hike up or down the washes in canyons or we can strike off across the slickrock. Many Pools and Tallstack Canyon Slot can be hiked from a parking … Continue reading…
The Watchman Trail starts right by the Zion National Park Visitors Center and then climbs to a fine viewpoint and back. It is a popular hiking trail because of its easy access and rewarding views. Signs lead the way along the river, then up the gully into the rocky bluffs. As the trail climbs, we are provided with a landscape … Continue reading…
The West Rim Trail in Zion National Park has been our favorite trails of the park for many years. We hike it every time we are in the area, but it is a long trail with some significant elevation gains so we were pleased to have a two vehicle shuttle system organized for us to hike the West Rim Trail … Continue reading…
We traveled to the Moab area and back and hiked every day. A few hikes from the Moab area (outside of Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park) are featured here as a video:
Continue reading...The Eagle Crags are spires of rock at the northern end of the Vermillion Cliffs, just outside Zion National Park. Access to the trailhead is in Rockville. Take Bridge Road to cross the Virgin River and go straight up the hill at the intersection (not right to Grafton). The road is gravel and some sections will not be suitable to … Continue reading…
Between Zion National Park and the Vermillion Cliffs to the east is an area of hills, terraces, and buttes. The Sand Hills are found in that area, with Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park as the centerpiece. Driving east through Zion, we arrive at Mt. Carmel Junction. From there, drive 6 km south to the signed turn to the park. … Continue reading…