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Millions of visitors explore Zion Canyon, Zion National Park’s largest canyon, every year. Deep within Zion’s towering walls, the close-up “micro” views of hanging gardens, textured sandstone, and flowing water are both intriguing and inspiring. But when one combines these micro details with the macro “big picture” view of Zion, they experience the whole – the entirety of Zion in its complete grandeur. Most of Zion’s 2.6 million annual visitors either never see this view, or don’t capture the full spectrum of what Zion has to offer. Still, whether it’s your 1st or 400th time to Zion, taking in the panorama of cliffs, canyons, and walls of Zion can provide hours and hours of pure joy. The West Rim Last Saturday I filled in more details on my “big picture” map of Zion when my husband and I set out on the West Rim Trail near Lava Point and headed down the classic 14-mile classic route. Our goal was to scout out the big picture of the Kolob Terrace area and explore the heads and first rappels of many technical slot canyons, like Imlay, Heaps, and Telephone Canyons. Due to the detours, our 14-mile hike quickly turned into a 20-mile … Continue reading →