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[Buckwheattobe]

Pics from Mount Zion & Angel's Landing:

 

[pgp]

好地方啊。两边万丈悬崖，我所爱也。你们有没有在下面的creek里hiking呀？

 

[Buckwheattobe]

More Mount Zion & Angel's Landing pics:

 

[Buckwheattobe]

好地方啊。两边万丈悬崖，我所爱也。你们有没有在下面的creek里hiking呀？

有，但是比较平坦，too easy a hike！

 

[pgp]

7月的山上还有雪么？

 

[Jingle]

另外 Frontenac Park 也有很好的trail。 离这里一个多小时。

那里canoe camping 更好。 三年前还是四年前去过，那水太舒服了！ 白天没事的时候，就hiking and swimming. 不过那都是平地，很容易的。

 

[Jingle]

Pics from Mount Zion & Angel's Landing:

Wow，这个地方是一定要去的。

 

[Buckwheattobe]

7月的山上还有雪么？

我们是复活节去的，那时山上还有点雪， 7月一定没有。

 

[Buckwheattobe]

Wow，这个地方是一定要去的。

离开Las Vegas 也太远， 大约4-5 小时罢。

 

[Jingle]

离开Las Vegas 也太远， 大约4-5 小时罢。

Thanks! I've checked the weather there and seems like summer is not very good season to go there. What's your opinion? Which month do you think would be the best?

 

[pgp]

我的经验是Utah和亚利桑那的国家公园7-8月都不适合。5-6月为宜。或10-11月。Zion和Bryce应该一起扫荡。Zion离开Las Vegas还好啦，距离不算太远。

Zion稍微有些例外。夏季还是可以的。因为Zion在大山谷里面。早晚ok。而且Zion 里的creek很好玩。沿着creek小孩子会很喜欢。可以兵分两路，大人上山挑战一下。

但是如果把落地点Las Vegas考虑进来，那就不行了。Vegas的夏季简直是地狱。

所以综合理想还是5,6,10,11月。

 

[Buckwheattobe]

Sorry, I meant to say Mount Zion is not too far from Las Vegas. We did not do Bryce Canyon due to lack of time. Best time to go is April to June. There may be some snow left in April but the daytime temperature is around 70-75 deg. F, coolish in the morning but awfully nice in the afternoon. Plus it is not as crowded.

Never like Las Vegas. It is as artificial as you can get in contrast with the natural beauty of Grand Canyon and Mount Zion.

 

[pgp]

还有一个地方要扫荡的是Coyote Butts也就是so called "the waves"。close to Bryce。这一辈子能去一次也就足矣。一天只开放20人。提前四个月预约。预约完后是抽签，在旅游季节，抽签率命中率是10%。

http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/arolrsmain/paria/coyote_buttes.html

我没有去过the waves，但是去过类似的地方。那土地及其脆弱，每脚下去，重点就挤下一堆的沙子。CFC有朋友想去，得到permit的万望加偶一个。google image的结果：

http://www.google.ca/search?q=coyote+butts+the+waves&hl=en&biw=2304&bih=1106&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=HK9TTp3kGs31gAfYwLgc&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAQ#hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=coyote+butts+the+waves&oq=coyote+butts+the+waves&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l4135l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=4c22bcc214a02059&biw=2304&bih=1106

 

[Jingle]

This thread should be saved, or marked for future usage. Thanks for all the discussion here. My "national parks" list is longer now.

 

[Buckwheattobe]

This thread should be saved, or marked for future usage. Thanks for all the discussion here. My "national parks" list is longer now.

Still haven't gone to Yellowstone, Canadian Rockies (hiking).....