The Narrows, Zion National Park

Hiking the Narrows was beautiful and challenging with the current in the river and the bottom full of rocks keeping a good footing was interesting. We used one walking stick if we had to do it again we would use two. We have been trying to do this hike for a couple of years now but the Narrows have been closed when we’re in town. It was well worth the wait.

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More from Duck Creek Utah.

Duck Creek Utah has a volcanic history so we took the side by side out to Mammoth Cave to check out the lava tubes. The lava tubes has 5 ways to enter they are all pretty tight to get into and we found out the flashlight we brought doesn’t put out much light. So here are some photos of the entrances we found. Also included a lizard hanging out, local flower and a stump hit by lightning.

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Hiking Lower Calf Creek Falls.

The trail head is located about 20 miles east of Escalante Utah in the Calf Creek Recreation area. The hike is 6 miles round trip and is listed as moderate but most of the hiking on the trail is soft dirt or sand which will challenge your legs. The elevation changes are minimal and the reward is huge. The first 3 photos are aerial views of the canyon where the trail is located. The rest of the photos are views from along the trail as we hiked.

 

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