Hiking Zion National Park

I’ve spent the past week writing trail guides to some of the famous hiking trails in Zion National Park, for this website: www.utah.com.

I improved the hiking overview page and posted specific hiking info about trails recommended for typical tourists. I’ve included Flash photo tours, maps and video clips for many of the hikes. The maps are pretty crude, I need to get our artist to standardize and improve them over the next couple weeks. I also need to get more photos and video for some of the trails.

Here’s the trails I’ve done for Zion:
Emerald Pools
Weeping Rock
Canyon Overlook
Riverside Walk
The Narrows
Angels Landing

I need to do the same thing for major tourist trails in Utah’s other national parks. I have photos and video for some, but I’ll need to go get more during the next couple months. I’ll probably do Arches next.

One of the challenges is finding people to be in the photos and video clips. My kids appear all over the websites I manage, as do the faces of my hiking buddies. I need new faces.

Periodically, in this blog I announce where I’m headed for my next trip and I say, “Anyone interested in joining me?” That is a sincere invitation because it helps me get new faces into my photos. I get a response now and then, and it is fun to meet new people and make new friends.

So, anyone interested in doing easy tourist hikes in Arches?

- Dave Webb
dave@redrockadventure.com

Photos from Utah's Castle Valley Ranch

If you enjoy classic Western scenery, horses, cowboys and cattle, you’ll enjoy Castle Valley Ranch. If you are into fly fishing, pheasant hunting or elk hunting, you’ll enjoy Castle Valley Ranch.

The posh guest ranch is located south of Price, between the Wasatch Plateau and the San Rafael Swell. Fun country.

I do web development work for the outfit and I’ve just posted a bunch of Flash photo tours. Some of the photos are amazing.

Check them out here: www.castlevalleyoutdoors.com/photos/