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10-04-2013, 01:12 PM
21 July 2012, the last day in a long week down in Zion, Natalie and I took a stroll through Echo Canyon. This was our first time through and enjoyed it very much.
Starting from the Weeping Wall shuttle stop we worked our way up the East Rim trail. Passing the turnoff for Hidden Canyon we continued to the junction where the trail splits to observation point. Continuing on the East Rim trail for another 20 minutes or so, we found ourselves down in the Echo Canyon wash. We weren't exactly sure where to start and didn't want to miss any cool features so we probably hiked way past where most people start.
We took a 110ft rope and a bunch of webbing. Wetsuits were nice to have too, that water is mighty cold! In all this canyon took us about 4 hours.
Towards the end of the canyon the weather started to feel a bit nasty and we could hear thunder in the distance. Sand from above started to whip in from the walls above and made it hard see at times. The forecast for the day called for 10% rain but we got an early start and weren't too worried. It started to rain on us a little when we got back to the shuttle stop. Hours after exiting this canyon it really started to rain on the East side of the park and reveled many flash floods.
Here is an overview of the Canyon
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Nat on the approach
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Looking from the East Rim Trail back into Echo Canyon
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Scenery
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Nat looking trapped in the semi-keeper PH
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Scenery
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Me
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Scenery
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Short swim through the deepest pool in the canyon
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Cool bendy log thing
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Nat Rapping into the "Echo Chamber"
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Hours after hiking out we got to witness a pretty cool rainstorm
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Starting from the Weeping Wall shuttle stop we worked our way up the East Rim trail. Passing the turnoff for Hidden Canyon we continued to the junction where the trail splits to observation point. Continuing on the East Rim trail for another 20 minutes or so, we found ourselves down in the Echo Canyon wash. We weren't exactly sure where to start and didn't want to miss any cool features so we probably hiked way past where most people start.
We took a 110ft rope and a bunch of webbing. Wetsuits were nice to have too, that water is mighty cold! In all this canyon took us about 4 hours.
Towards the end of the canyon the weather started to feel a bit nasty and we could hear thunder in the distance. Sand from above started to whip in from the walls above and made it hard see at times. The forecast for the day called for 10% rain but we got an early start and weren't too worried. It started to rain on us a little when we got back to the shuttle stop. Hours after exiting this canyon it really started to rain on the East side of the park and reveled many flash floods.
Here is an overview of the Canyon
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Nat on the approach
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Looking from the East Rim Trail back into Echo Canyon
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Scenery
69718
Nat looking trapped in the semi-keeper PH
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Scenery
69720
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69722
Me
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Scenery
69724
69725
Short swim through the deepest pool in the canyon
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Cool bendy log thing
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Nat Rapping into the "Echo Chamber"
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Hours after hiking out we got to witness a pretty cool rainstorm
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69731
69732