Zion Backpack Apr2013

By applying months ahead of time, we were able to snag a permit for four of us to backpack thru the Kolob Canyon section of Zion Nat'l Park. We were fortunate to stay in a place in Hurricane, UT that would let us store our trailer while we were out backpacking. Andy and Sue's photos of the trip can be found here: https://www.4cornerslight.com/Trails-Travel/2013/Kolob-Canyon-Backpack-Zion-Nat/

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Hurricane, Utah, the afternoon before we start our hike. We are switching from day hiking mode to backpacking mode. We are in an RV park in Hurricane, and happy for clean, level parking. Susie is looking over her stash.
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Sue and Andy were in town the night before the trip, so we had invited them to a trailer dinner, featuring grilled chicken. Sue brought some brownies.
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Susie gets a little crazy before any backpacking trip. Here, we have run the car shuttle and are packing up, ready to head out from the Lee Pass trail head.
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The plan is, over the course of 4 nights and five days, to head down to the La Verkin Creek trail, to Kolob Canyon, layover a day and then ultimately hike out Hop Valley. Yeah, it is a trip filled with short days, but hey, nothing wrong with that.