I tend to use approach shoes with "sticky rubber" soles -- like stealth rubber (Five-Ten shoes), friXion (La Sportiva), or griptonite (Montrail). "Vibram"...
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Jeff Schaber
p40whk
May 7, 2013 3:23 pm
5-10 has many shoes that will stick like glue to slick rock. La Sportiva also carries a few models as well but they tend to run a bit narrower. Most shoe...
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Glenn Ray
glennlray
May 7, 2013 4:06 pm
I can't comment on MB's notes on the Narrows (next week will be my first time to do them - bottom-up), but I want to "second the nomination" on visiting East...
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hwstockman
May 7, 2013 4:36 pm
I've missed the "when" in this thread. Bryce is a lot higher in elevation, so will be quite a bit cooler than *Zion Canyon* in the dead of summer. However, for...
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Gordon
gajslk
May 7, 2013 5:11 pm
... +1 in a big way. If you go to Bryce, you owe it to yourself to be there for sunrise and sunset. That means leaving around 3:30am and returning after...
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mojave_ben
May 7, 2013 5:32 pm
Everyone recommends the "sticky rubber" stuff but I don't get enough technical climbing in to merit buying (and carrying as checked baggage) yet another pair...
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mojave_ben
May 7, 2013 6:05 pm
So what did you do, Joe? I need to write up a TR of my own too. I was off in Paris for work all last week and I'm only catching up after our Utah trip from...
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hwstockman
May 7, 2013 6:38 pm
Note I said that folks had gotten by with just soft-soled athletic shoes, and that no material would work well for loose-sand-surfaced rock. As often occurs in...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
May 9, 2013 3:14 pm
Yes, it's the narrow section of the Subway right under Keyhole Falls. It's not an HDR (I actually hate most HDR's that people grind through Photomatix.) Shot...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
May 9, 2013 3:16 pm
I'll do some write-ups when I'm back; I still have three days left. I was hoping to hike the Narrows again, but a week of that big California storm kept me out...
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Gordon
gajslk
May 9, 2013 5:32 pm
Now I'm impressed. Nice job. Gordon...
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Jeff Schaber
p40whk
May 9, 2013 5:57 pm
An HDR image if done right can make an impossible photograph a reality. Most of the HDR photo's perople are posting have been enhanced, tweaked, and distorted...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
May 10, 2013 1:41 pm
Jeff -- That's a good example of HDR done right. Before the HDR craze, we all did bracketing. Take a few exposures, some under some over and then blend them...
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Jeff Schaber
p40whk
May 10, 2013 2:01 pm
I'm still using a Canon T3 that I paid way too much money for so I'll have to use it quite a while longer to feel good about upgrading but shooting in RAW is...
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Matt
matt_andersao
May 13, 2013 5:59 pm
Hey Joe since you are the expert when it comes to the barracks I hope you can help me! I have a friend who is new to backpacking and I would like to take him...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
May 14, 2013 1:49 am
Hi Matt -- Funny, I just went through Poverty Trail on my Zion trip last week, so this is pretty fresh on my mind! If you have an HC 4x4, you should be in good...
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Matt
matt_andersao
May 14, 2013 4:04 am
The checkerboard option sounds pretty good. I am not 100 percent sure how competent my backpacking compadre is and I was nervous about the drop in, how bad is...
50642
mojave_ben
May 14, 2013 1:56 pm
Yes that steep grade back out across the wash up at the upper end... I drove in with 2WD sedan no problem a few years ago but coming out, I was kicking up...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
May 16, 2013 3:17 pm
The hike in from Checkerboard takes *roughly* 2-4 hours, so while you can find many good places to camp (including the initial shelves right above the river as...
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Matt
matt_andersao
May 16, 2013 8:29 pm
One more question What are your thoughts on using your French Canyon as an entrance and exit? That seems to put me a bit more in the middle? Road Conditions (I...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
May 16, 2013 8:41 pm
The big concern is conditions along the long access road from Elephant Butte. I have hiked up French to explore, but I haven't driven the roads at all. Deep...
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Cliff
kol84b
May 16, 2013 10:14 pm
The main problems would be navigation (there are several roads) and, as mentioned, deep sand. If you can read a map you shouldn't have any problems. However, I...
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Glenn Ray
glennlray
May 17, 2013 6:10 am
Matt, Just this past Sunday I took this EXACT route (i.e., drove Elephant Cove to Parunuweap WSA, camped and hiked into the Barracks via French Canyon). You...
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TomJones
ratagonia
May 17, 2013 8:19 pm
You could also go down next to Rock Canyon and then use French for an exit, which would give you somewhat of a loop. Pretty good map and pics here: ...
Over on the Bogley site, Bo Beck posted a report of a hiker getting struck by a snake just off the Riverwalk in Zion. Even the most unassuming of hikes can be...
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Matt
matt_andersao
May 20, 2013 3:32 am
Tom, if you are volunteering to take us to do the technical route just say so! ;) Seriously I have used your website quite a bit for driving directions and...
50652
TomJones
ratagonia
May 20, 2013 2:44 pm
Ha ha! No such luck. But, also detailed on that page is essentially a non-technical loop down NEXT to Rock and out French. T...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
May 20, 2013 5:08 pm
Much of the east plateau will be closed temporarily for the prescribed burn. http://www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/clear-trap-prescribed-burn.htm They mention the...
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Glenn Ray
glennlray
9:33 pm
Back from my trip and still in one piece, but not without a few cuts and bruises, many of them from the boulder obstacle bypass! This was not pleasant to do...
