After enjoying a one-night camp at Zion on April 13, we hiked to OBSERVATION POINT.
OBSERVATION POINT is a scenic point about 600 meters up a 6.5km one-way trail to the WEEPING ROCK stop, which is usually a shuttle bus that runs inside the Zion Valley.
If you stand in this place even once, you will definitely be fascinated by Zion!
As I wrote in the article before, in Corona Sorrow, the shuttle bus in Zion National Park is restricted, so you can not get on unless you make a reservation in advance.
Moreover, because the purpose of many tourists visiting Zion is hiking, most cars once parked do not move all day long, and most of the limited parking lots disappear early in the morning.
Like the Grand Canyon and other national parks around, Zion National Park is visited by a large number of people every day, and the entrance to the park is congested with long lines of cars every day.
That's because many tourists think that Zion can only enter from the entrance of the park and see from inside the valley.
However, in fact, you can drive to the top of the mountain of Zion and hike the trails from both the east and west sides of the canyon to reach the scenic points and the interior of the canyon.
This time we camp at the east exit of Zion National Park, drive off-road to the east side of Zion to EAST MESA TRAILHEAD, then hike to OBSERVATION POINT.
It takes about 20 minutes by car from the east exit of Zion National Park to TRAIL HEAD.
It took about an hour and a half to walk slowly from the parking lot to the OBSERVATION POINT. The distance is about 5.5 kilometers one way with almost no height difference.
You don't need to book a shuttle bus, avoid traffic jams at the park entrance, and get to this spectacular view without hiking on steep climbs.
Also, there is no entrance fee to the national park!
Please come and see this magnificent view.
I will post a photo from OBSERVATION POINT.
A full-day tour of the Grand Canyon was held on May 29th and 30th.
The guests on the 29th were a family of four stationed in New York, a couple stationed in Chicago, and a total of eight men and women studying abroad in Los Angeles.
The guests on the 30th were a family of three stationed in New York and a couple studying abroad in San Diego, for a total of five people.
Everyone came to the Grand Canyon for a trip during the holidays of Memorial Day.
We were able to guide the tour as planned without the expected heavy congestion during the consecutive holidays.
It may be that the soaring price of gasoline makes it difficult to go out in your own car.
On May 28th and 29th, we held a one-night, two-day Grand Circle tour.
There were a total of four guests, a couple residing in Houston and a couple residing in Michigan.
We had you participate in the trip of the Grand Circle using the consecutive holidays of Memorial Day in the United States.
Although there are differences depending on the region, most areas in the United States will be in full swing from Memorial Day to summer vacation. For people living in the United States, this summer vacation is likely to continue to focus on travel within the United States.
After all, summer is the season for national parks, so it seems that the tourist spots in the Grand Circle will be crowded for a while.
A two-day, one-night Grand Circle tour was held on May 24th and 25th.
The customers were two men and women who came to travel from Japan.
The number of customers traveling from Japan is increasing little by little, but it is often the case that mixed-ride tours are still reserved like this time.
It's a tough situation for us to organize the tour, but I think we're very lucky for the customers who participate in the tour.
Please come to the Grand Canyon for sightseeing, aiming for a high charter rate before the overseas travel is revived in earnest and you are busy.
