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Happy Trails. The Zion Shuttle makes nine stops. Excluding the two trails beginning at the Visitor’s Center, four of those stops have access to trails with elevation changes that are less than 100 feet and thus deemed easy. I opted …

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What’s in a name? The natives lose twice. Although Mormon settlers began expanding their settlements south from Salt Lake in the decade following the initial settlement, it wasn’t until 1863 that they reached the area we call Zion. The first …

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I’d been up late learning about hoodoos so when the morning sun began to filter through the windows of my cabin, I obstinately pulled the covers over my face willing to trade a few minutes extra rest for the early …