One of the best videos I've seen in terms of actual planning advice.

@BackRoadsWest1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! A much appreciated comment :-)

Definitely the BEST video about Zion Canyon!!!

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kudos!

Amazing scenery.

This is a great practical guide to Zion!

Love your video even we were there twice. We still in love with Zion. Definitely will come here again and again

Thanks Cliff... I really enjoy you video feed in addition to your static presentation. It makes a world of difference. As much as I have loved your static presentations over the years, the addition of the video feed makes it that much more engaging. This was another great addition to your prior video presentation of Zion's Narrows. Cheers Gordon

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate your comments!

A magnificent park, well worth the waiting times.

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying that. So many people discount Zion because of the increased visitation. It's simply so fantastic that everyone wants to see it!

Che spettacolo , che magnificenza ... Una grande gioia guardare questo video...grazie 🇮🇹💕

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Grazie!

This is incredible. Thanks for making it

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting.

Cool place💜thanks for the info

Was just there and this is very accurate! Shuttles stop at 5, I’d recommend checking out checkerboard rocks and canyon overlook trail on the east side of the park if you can’t take the buses

thank you for your video. It’s really nice and much more information. Thanks a lot

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Thanks for commenting.

Your videos about road trips are the best in KZread travel blogs, keep good works and wish you best👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Very informative video! Thanks!

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for commenting.

Great video, very informative and appreciate pointing out the date so much. Will have to do a little more digging on this one.

@BackRoadsWest1

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting. Good luck on your planning.

thank you for helpful information ....

@BackRoadsWest1

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you for the detil information my dear 🙏😇

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thanks for commenting!

EXCELLENT VIDEO!

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This Canyon is better than the Grand Canyon. The river is called the Virgin river. We’ve become best friends. I fell in it.

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

LOL - hopefully the Virgin wasn't too "non-Virgin", is it's usually pretty dirty. Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon - they're all different and all magnificent.

Your videos are awesome

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the kudos!

I don't do crowds, even in non-COVID times, so I guess I'll never see Zion. So thank you for the awesome video with all the photos of the different locations!

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. There's other places in Zion without the crowds.

@dalegarraway9865

2 жыл бұрын

Zion in Winter is great and no crowds

@angelchavez9323

2 жыл бұрын

we just came back from Zion and it was amazing!! it seems they already figured out how to be faster there's wasn't lines no crowds early when we saw more people it was around 2pm to 3pm . enjoy !!

Thanks for the vid. You have a very professional voice. Hubby and I will be going there as well as other Utah parks in Sept. and can’t wait! I’ve watched tons of these types of videos and have decided we should rent e-bikes since we have an RV and will be leaving that in the campground in Springdale as we explore each day. Definitely will have an America the Beautiful Pass, and will also need a permit to drive through the tunnel. The hikes that look the best for our needs are Canyon Overlook Trail, Watchman Trail, Lower and Upper Emerald Pools, Observation Point, Angel’s Landing, Riverside Walk and maybe the Narrows if weather and our feet permit.

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karri. That was my "tour guide" voice. My "narration" voice is a little different ;-) If you're planning on hiking Canyon Overlook, just be forewarned that you can't park an RV there (you'll see why), so you'll need to find another way to get there. The shuttles don't go there. Enjoy your visit!

@karricompton

2 жыл бұрын

@@BackRoadsWest1 ok gotcha. Maybe we will have to skip that one then, since we won’t have a vehicle suitable to park over there.

Utah👍

It’s a great video and love to have the same setup like yours. Would please share the camera model and location you mounted in your car? It’s really nice, clean, and didn’t see the car hood 😃 … love it!

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The video was shot with multiple cameras and difficult to explain. Maybe someday I'll create a video on it...

@giadzich

Жыл бұрын

@@BackRoadsWest1 I went to Zion last August 2022 ... I wish you could have some good memory of video footage for my own journey and kids. Will come back again with full gear loaded 🙂

Great video and a lot of information Thanks , we are going to Zion National Park but not hiking just driving around and see , Can we driving around inside the park??

@brightonluke3280

2 жыл бұрын

You can only drive the main canyon in winter when the shuttle bus is not running. You can drive up to Canyon junction in the canyon and then up the Mount Carmel highway up to the east mesa section which is an amazingly beautiful drive. You can also drive to the Kolob Canyon and Kolob Terrace sections of the park to the north west. For the main canyon, even if you are not hikers it would be fun to ride the shuttle bus and get out at all the stops to look up and enjoy the scenery inside the canyon. And at some stops you can take a short stroll down the start of the trails to get a better view without doing any "real" hiking. Like at Emerald Pools across from Zion Lodge or at the Grotto if you take the trails in about a hundred yards you can cross the bridges over the Zion River and get scenic views without anything harder than walking on a sidewalk. Have fun!

@travel4joy106

2 жыл бұрын

@@brightonluke3280 Thank you 😊🙏

Nice video , very informative I'm planning to go to Zion with a group of friends We all rider BMW adventures motorcycles Do you thing We can ride the Canyon Scenic dr. ?

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

The canyon's scenic drive doesn't open until after Thanksgiving. Try Kolob Terrace Road on your motorcycles.

1:26 Yikes. I think when I go some day, I'm going to do it in the off season. As far as entrance fees, thanks to a change sometime around 2019 (I think), I get a free annual pass good for all national parks and sites run by the forest service, etc. Why? Veteran :) If you see this and are a vet, don't miss out on this because it can save you a lot of money if you're in an area seeing several parks in one trip.

“AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL! “

Any updates for Zion in January ?

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

It's still there! Look at www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm

Forget the bus tours, sounds like Disneyland waiting times!

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

They're not bus tours. The bus is simply there to take from point A to point B. If you don't like crowds, find somewhere else to go.

@dalegarraway9865

2 жыл бұрын

@@BackRoadsWest1 Or go in winter

How early do you need to arrive in the morning to beat the rush? Was thinking about getting to the visitors center lot at 5:30am

@BackRoadsWest1

11 ай бұрын

5:30 is probably too early. Check the NPS website when the first bus departs. The last few weeks (June 2023), we've arrived by 7:15 and there is enough parking.

@dtownlove10

11 ай бұрын

@@BackRoadsWest1 thanks for the feedback. We are shooting for next Monday. I’ll stop in Sunday afternoon and get some advice from them

Hi Cliff! If I want to go inside for sunrise but I need to buy an annual pass, is it possible? I don`t understand how is it open 24 hours a day but you cannot buy passes or am I getting anything wrong?

@BackRoadsWest1

10 ай бұрын

Keep in mind that the park service changes things all the time. Hwy 9 and the roads are open 24/7. However, the buses do not operate 24 hr. The canyon road (Scenic Dr) has a gate, so you can always walk or bike past it when buses are not running. The gates are not stationed until 7 or 8am, so you can just drive in before that. If you want to buy a pass, naturally you have to talk to a ranger at either the gate or visitor center. Good luck!

Is it possible to hike or ride your bike through it instead of taking a bus?

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. I just don't recommend doing it on a weekend. Too much traffic.

My favorite Nat Park has been ruined by social media. Go in October. Do not take kids under age 13 on the Angels Landing trail…, it’s extremely treacherous and scary.

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Yup!

We are group of 10 and plan to rent a van. Will they allow us to drive in, during Christmas week?

@BackRoadsWest1

6 ай бұрын

I'd recommend checking the park (NPS) website.

The bus system was a big mess, a big turn off for visiting the park during peak summer, i past by the park on late May 2022, and it was not even a holiday weekend and it was a mess.

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting. Visiting tourist destinations are just like working retail. You can never guess when it will be busy or slow. I lead a tour with 6 people into the Narrows on May 25, a Wed, 2 days before Memorial weekend, walked right onto a bus with my group, the Narrows was medium crowded, I've seen it worse, and when we headed back, walked right onto a bus again. There were no lines. You just never know. But summer time is insanity at Zion or any popular destination.

Alex Honnold! Not Honnald!

Great video and jus another reason why I hate visiting National parks. Too many people and long lines are not fun. Not sure how anyone can enjoy this type of activity. I miss the good ole days of the 80's and 90's where this was not like this at all.

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

Don't get too bummed. There's plenty of places one can go where you won't see anyone else (well, maybe one other person). Leave places like Zion and Grand Canyon South Rim for those that enjoy Disneyland. Living next to Zion, we know when to visit the canyon when there are few people there.

Slippery when wet! @16:33 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Im sure he is okay! Spills over on the path as well.

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

Ah, you caught that! Yes, and that was my buddy I was hiking with no less. We've both walked that trail many times and that's what happens when you don't expect ice!

When was this filmed? It looks a lot busier than when I was there mid-week in early November 2019. Was this a weekend, or is it just way busier now than it was in 2019?

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

I'll simply say one thing...COVID...the reason for there is now over 5 million per year visiting Zion. In 2019 there were probably 4.3. Zion seriously needs a reservation system like they had in place over COVID. See kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2uAksyFfpvIabg.html

Can you ride a bike in Zion

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

Yes

If the Park Service, no longer allows private vans, to Service the park, then I am not going to that park in order to wait in a three hour line, after waiting in a 1/2 hour, to get to the 3 hour waiting line, after maybe "not" finding a parking space. I will go somewhere else, where conditions are more favorable!!!!!

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

Apparently you're not the only person thinking that way. According to numbers I just heard, visitation for Zion in August 2022 is way down. It could be because all the rain, but I think it is more of the hype on how busy it has become.

Just can't go there anymore, way to many people, I like remote, was there in 2005, wasn't to bad then, but terrible now.

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

It's overcrowded at times. But you should have gone this week: not many people here, weather clear and in the 50s. It will probably be busy during Thanksgiving week again. If you wanna go, you just have to pick the optimum times.

@susannenerad9851

Жыл бұрын

Yeah very true, I have lots of photos though, I like to explore places I have never been, off the crowded trails, but that's just me, but love your trips, glad I found your KZread

Dont sale your van it has disco memories 😢

At 6:18 that rock formatn is not natural at all. Those brick like rows are of different color to the next brick, nature won't do that , who made them and when?

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

That's Walter's Wiggles. It's the switchbacks built by 'ol Walter and his crew around 1928. It is a statement of outstanding craftsmanship done back then. Walter later became the first superintendent of Zion National Park.

@manooch

Жыл бұрын

@@BackRoadsWest1 Thanks, I couldn't imagine that you know such details of that structure. Interesting

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

@@manooch - I didn't know, I read various books about it, so now I know, and now you know 🙂

360P ? really?

@BackRoadsWest1

2 жыл бұрын

You mean resolution? It was posted at 1920. Perhaps something wrong at your end.