
West Rim Camp 1 & Spring
Day 3 Zion NP Hike:, West Rim Camp 1: We reached the campsite just after 1 PM. The others of our group arrived a couple of hours later – minus John and Jack.

Day 3 Zion NP Hike:, West Rim Camp 1: We reached the campsite just after 1 PM. The others of our group arrived a couple of hours later – minus John and Jack.

Day 2, Wildcat Spring: I doubled back and picked up the tracks of the group who were well on their way to the next camp at Wildcat Spring.

Nine hikers in our group. All are either relatives or friends of my brother in law, John. Today we start at the Lee Pass Trailhead in Zion National Park.

Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. A prominent feature of the park is Zion Canyon.

I walked into the Canelo Pass Trailhead about 3 PM. I couldn’t go any further. I planned to pitch a tent at the trailhead since going further was not possible.

I reached an area called the Saddle 25 miles in on the trail. A tent site was right where Far Out indicated. The ground was flat, and the tent went up easily.

Montezuma Pass Is where we would begin the Arizona Trail. The temperature forecast was 30F° with a wind chill of 19F°. There is snow on Millers Peak.

The Arizona Trail is an 800-mile national scenic trail. It stretches from the Mexico to Utah. The trail passes through deserts, forests, and the Grand Canyon.

Miles Hiked 485Elevation 6,619 feetMiles Hiked Today 6.7 As excited as I should be to finish, I was in no rush this morning. I took
Miles Hiked 478.3Elevation 8,615 feet Miles Hiked Today 16.0 Waking up in my tent at Taylor Lake this morning made me realize that today is