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The distance from Kanab, which is quite far south, to Cove which occupies a spot on the map very near Idaho (so about as far north as you can travel and still be in Utah) is 409 miles. By the …

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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 …