Narrow Escape
Mar 6, 2019 22:09:02 #
mhannah wrote:
Photos from an awesome hike in Zion Park Narrows last September.
I understand that it is wise to check the weather before venturing into the narrows there as flash flooding has some people to drown. I think it was just last year that the flooding took several lives in one family.
Mar 6, 2019 23:54:05 #
mhannah wrote:
I'm glad we plowed forward. I think all the peopl... (show quote)
The section I did walk was as you describe. I don't think I could do thigh-deep water. Was it running very fast?
Mar 7, 2019 00:55:11 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
mhannah wrote:
Photos from an awesome hike in Zion Park Narrows last September.
Thanks, love that canyon. In the narrows they claim in the narrow parts you can see the stars in the day time because it becomes so dark.
The Narrows are closed right now because of flash flooding due to too much rain. We have had a really rainy spring this year and are looking forward to all of those desert flowers. It looks to be glorious.
Mar 7, 2019 07:19:24 #
stumbo wrote:
I understand that it is wise to check the weather before venturing into the narrows there as flash flooding has some people to drown. I think it was just last year that the flooding took several lives in one family.
Be aware of the weather north of the park and the Zion NP alerts on line. Don't get into flash flood situations. It's not just the water volume but the things it carries. The serious hikers wore wet suits and river shoes, they were going longer and into deeper sections that required some swimming/treading. But we were in the Park on a good stretch of weather and I did some on-line research before the trip. So we thought the risk was low and went.
Mar 7, 2019 07:24:32 #
AzPicLady wrote:
The section I did walk was as you describe. I don't think I could do thigh-deep water. Was it running very fast?
We could navigate in all the sections. I think we did about a mile into the narrows. I was more worried on the way back, with the water pushing us. Finding spots to rest and having a steady buddy is very helpful. Also take a backpack with food and some drinks! No cell phone service in the canyon for us.
Mar 7, 2019 07:28:04 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
AzPicLady wrote:
The section I did walk was as you describe. I don't think I could do thigh-deep water. Was it running very fast?
Some people hike the canyon from the top down, through the narrows. At one point you are walking chest deep through running water and there is no shore just cliffs on both sides. The water is not extremely fast on normal occasions but in a flash flood you would definitely be killed. The have a shuttle the allows them to do this. I did it years ago when I was in college. It was a fun time and very memorable.
To the other one who commented. Yes it was last year that some people were killed but it was outside the Park in an area called Colorado City. All the washes in our area can become a hazard during a rain storm.
Love the canyon but respect it for what it is. BTW the road to Kolob Canyons is closed, also.
Mar 7, 2019 07:38:11 #
mhannah wrote:
No problem. Even without a hike up the Virgin River, Zion was an amazing place for us.
It was indeed. Some of the prettiest landscapes I’ve taken were from Zion.
Mar 9, 2019 12:08:17 #
Mar 9, 2019 13:29:19 #
SpyderJan wrote:
Excellent set Mike. IMHO #3 really tells the story.
Thank you Jan.
That turn #3 provided interest on the return trip also. A few people in wet suits were rappelling down the opposite wall.
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