In the photos section there are five maps under the titla Parunuweap maps start to finish. I added a red line to the last one which is the same as the first...
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Clifton
kol84b
Mar 5, 2010 3:34 am
In the Photos section, in the "Barracks Obstacle" album I posted a couple of pics of it. Cliff...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
Mar 5, 2010 3:54 am
It's the narrow section with a few big boulders roughly half-a-mile upstream from the mouth of Misery. Cliff noticed early last year that there was a big log...
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GcP
garyclaytonp...
Mar 5, 2010 7:08 pm
I remember that last shot of the indian ruins on the opposite southwest side of the river. It looked like it would be a difficult place to get to from above...
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GcP
garyclaytonp...
Mar 5, 2010 8:42 pm
Wow, nice picture. Last time I went down it was in September 2008 from the Mt Carmel entrance to the Misery Canyon and back. There was only a small floating...
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nungo85
Mar 6, 2010 7:14 am
Hi, I am planning oh hiking in Zion on March 16. Since there are snow and a lot of the trails are close, can someone recommend to me which trails are...
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tdullmaier
Mar 6, 2010 4:40 pm
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I got a permit for the Subway and also think we might go up past Scounts Landing after we do Angel's Landing and also...
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damianbickett
Mar 8, 2010 11:34 pm
Some friends and I are heading to southern Utah at the end of March, and I wanted to take them on some hikes both in Grand Staircase and around Zion. I...
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GcP
garyclaytonp...
Mar 9, 2010 12:46 am
I am not sure but being the Parunuweap is so deep and narrow, running basically east/west it could be a cold hike. The upper Parunuweap might be okay between...
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Shaun
trackrunner83
Mar 9, 2010 12:47 am
I would expect it to be cold and high from the snow melt run off. Last I checked the East Fork of the Virgin that runs through Parunaweap is about 250% above...
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jeff
kpig751
Mar 9, 2010 3:07 am
If you're only in Zion for the 16th, perhaps you ought to concentrate your time in the main canyon. A hike up towards Observation Point might be possible....
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tanya
thunderbirdmail
Mar 9, 2010 3:14 am
I agree with Shaun and Gary, that Fat Mans and getting in the East Fork is too cold for March. Its a magnificent hike but better done when warm! But! You...
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jeff
kpig751
Mar 9, 2010 3:19 am
Provided that the road is passable I'd think you could have a grand time in Hackberry. You could do a nice loop that might take in the Watson Cabin, Sam...
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mcooprec
Mar 9, 2010 3:38 am
Hi, guys: My weeklong trip at the end of April is beginning to take shape and I'm wondering about some details. I'm used to backpacking in very dry, sandy,...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
Mar 9, 2010 4:12 am
Hi Michael - I have often experienced insect annoyances during the spring and just about any other time of year. From horse flies following me down Orderville...
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tanya
thunderbirdmail
Mar 9, 2010 5:17 am
That's very true Jeff, and its been a very wet Winter! Even if its warm, if there is melting snow on those dirt roads in the GSENM it can be a problem as well...
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gjgrosch
Mar 9, 2010 11:57 am
August 25-27 I was planning to visit Zion. I will be coming from the North Rim. Spending the night at the east end of Zion, I was planning to enter Zion on...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
Mar 9, 2010 2:23 pm
Hi Jeannie - Your plan sounds just dandy. The verbiage about the shuttle on the NPS website seems to confuse many first-time visitors. Yes you CAN drive your...
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RAM
adkramoo
Mar 9, 2010 2:27 pm
Ahhh, protecting the natural sounds of Zion. "you can't go in the Narrows because the flow is 122 cfs" "Can I see your permit" And then they are going to take...
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Joe Braun
bodhijoe
Mar 9, 2010 3:55 pm
Ram - You're smoldering in sarcasm today! ha ha :) From a noise point of view, it's actually best to hike the Narrows during the spring runoff. With the loud...
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jeff
kpig751
Mar 9, 2010 4:08 pm
I can't recall any specific bug problem while in Zion. Biting flies (deer flies) and gnats have plagued me in other areas of Southern Utah. My recollection...
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mcooprec
Mar 9, 2010 4:52 pm
Thanks, Joe and Jeff! I appreciate your advice. Best, Michael...
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Damian
damianbickett
Mar 9, 2010 4:59 pm
I've hiked the subway (left fork) in May and July, and don't remember any problems with bugs. The bugs will change a bit with the terrain though - so the more...
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RAM
adkramoo
Mar 9, 2010 5:15 pm
BAD Ram! SLAP! Sorry. Dripping with it I am. It was sitting there, up on a tee. Couldn't resist! Perhaps the 2+ week trip that I leave on in 5 minutes will...
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RAM
adkramoo
Mar 9, 2010 5:16 pm
I have never had bug issues in April. But its been awhile since i was there in April. May at the 5,000 foot Pinyon/Juniper forests is bad for no-see-ums at day...
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mojave_ben
Mar 9, 2010 6:22 pm
Speaking of GSENM (actually not sure if it is within that jurisdiction) what do folks think about a day hike in from the Wire Pass trailhead in July? Of...
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mcooprec
Mar 9, 2010 6:37 pm
Thanks, guys! The flies don't bother me. But I'll probably bring some bug dope for the no-see-ums, in case they bite. Best, Michael...
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GcP
garyclaytonp...
Mar 9, 2010 7:02 pm
You all are making me homesick for Mt Carmel. I lived there one year and I really like all the places to go around there. I hope to do a hike in the...
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domnozzi
Mar 9, 2010 9:39 pm
I will be hiking Zion for the first time on the 3/21 weekend. Trails we are considering include Angel's Landing, Zion Narrows Day Hike, Observation Point, and...
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jeff
kpig751
Mar 10, 2010 12:39 am
Hit 73 degrees Fahrenheit here in Wake Forest NC this afternoon. High for the year. Last year first daffodil bloom observed in the backyard on Feb 27. Still...
