Wildflower Walk, East Entrance, Zion National Park

I have some bruised ribs, so I am not up for much right now, but I could not resist getting out to my closest Zion trail to shoot some flowers. It rained last month, almost every day. Now we have had a week or two of hot weather, so the flowers are out something FANTASTIC! All shots here at near the East Entrance trailhead to the East Rim Trail… and actually within 100 yards of the parking lot. SO many blooms out. No mosquitoes. Hot hot hot though…

Zion, Wildflowers, Tom Jones, Photography, Hiking, FlowerwalkTom JonesJune 17, 2019zion, zion national park, wildflowers, wildflower idenitification, Zion Wildflowers, flowers, flower identification

Zion National Park Main Canyon Flowers: Photos and Identification

Not the best conditions (excuse#1). A late start due to errands to run, etc. It was windy. There was not much light. But there were a fair number of flowers out, and Cassy Brown and I both got a few good shots, despite the excuses… uh, I mean, challenges!

Parking in Zions is tough at around 5 pm, on a Saturday, but we found at spot at Canyon Junction. Took a quick peek around there. Then Weeping Rock, in the shade, chilly. Then …

Zion, Wildflowers, Photography, FlowerwalkTom JonesMay 6, 2019flowers, flower identification, wildflowers, wildflower idenitification, Zion Wildflowers, zion, zion national park

Don't Do It! Escalante X Canyons

Less for the thrill and more for the fun, the Xcalante canyons have been calling me all winter. I watched the film “Gorging” and sweat through a portion of a man shuffling, scraping, and screaming through DDI. I don’t know what personality type looks at that and thinks “Huh.. I wanna do that..” but here I am.. With a particular weakness for trials of strength. And I love stemming. And a good downclimb or two. Silos and stretching? I wouldn’t use the word “love”..

Canyoneering, Downclimbing, Escalante, Guest, Photography, Trip Report, X-Ratedrachel rossMarch 30, 2019DDI, DONT DO IT, ESCALANTE, escalante canyoneering, Escalante canyoneering, Escalante National Monument, stemming, high stemming, x canyon

Spring Wildflowers and Identification in the Main Canyon of Zion National Park, UT

What a difference 10 days make. Beautiful temperate weather here in Zion, and the flowers are out in the Main Zions Canyon. Not exactly a superbloom, but better than the last Flowerwalk for sure. Cassy Brown joined me and we followed the same route, more or less, as 10 days prior - hitting the Emerald Pools are first, then over to Weeping Rock to check on the hidden riparian area, and get some better shots with the better light of a bright spring day. By Emerald Pools, in addition to what was found last time...

Flowerwalk, Photography, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesApril 14, 2017Zion Wildflowers, wildflowers, zion national park, photography, wildflower idenitification

Wildflowers in Main Canyon Hiking Trails of Zion National Park, UT

Kind of a crazy spring, here in Zionland. First very warm. Then cooler and rainy, as in very rainy. Went down to the main canyon to see if anything was out in the lower elevations, taking the Kayenta trail to the Middle Emerald Pool, then near Weeping Rock went to one of my favorite riparian nooks. Not all that many things out, but many of the usual suspects were getting going. Also some species new to me, or at least that I had not carefully photographed previously...

Flowerwalk, Photography, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesApril 6, 2017wildflowers, Zion Wildflowers, flowers, zion, zion national park, hiking, zion hiking

Zion Kolob Terrace Road Wildflower Identification

Memorial Day weekend. Zion is PACKED! I'm chillin, but decide to go for a flowerwalk. The wait at the East Entrance is 25 minutes... I wanted to do the main canyon to look for hanging garden flowers, but there was no parking to be found so I ran away to the KT Road, hoping to get some good cactus shots...

Wildcat Trailhead, Wildflowers, Zion, PhotographyTom JonesMay 29, 2016wildflowers, zion, flowers, Zion Wildflowers, zion national park

Zion Wildflower Identification: Pa'rus Trail

Saw a bunch of good flowers at the Virgin Goosenecks on Friday, thought maybe I should do a flowerwalk in the Park, so I wandered down in the morning to walk the Pa'rus trail. I've seen some good blooms there in the past, but...

Flowerwalk, Photography, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesApril 3, 2016wildflowers, Zion Wildflowers, flowers, zion national park, flower identification, pa'rus trail, zion hiking, hiking

2011 Canyoneering Calendar

I'm trying to generate sympathy for the decisions I made, or at least for the sturm und strang involved in making those decisions - or maybe it is another in my series on "understanding human nature".

Canyoneering, Photography, Tom JonesTom JonesNovember 10, 2010canyoneering calendar

Black and White Canyon Photography

What does one do while convalescing? Unable to play in the canyons, resisting the urge to buy a *BIG* TV, in between the tedium and drudgery of physical therapy sessions...

Canyoneering, Guest, Photography, Tom WetherellTom WetherellFebruary 27, 2009black and white, canyons, photographs, photography, canyon photography, desert photography

Imlay Canyon Gear, Poster Photo Contest Results

Thank you to everyone who submitted. It was fun to see photos from many different places, including a variety of places in the US of A which do not get much action. Contest rules were as follows:

Canyoneering, Photography, Tom JonesTom JonesFebruary 27, 2008canyoneering images, canyoneering photos, canyoneering pictures, photography contest, photographs, photography, zion, posters

Zion Historical Photographs

Historical Photographs - While working on my Zion canyoneering guidebook, I came across the National Park Service Archive of Historical Photos and the USGS Archive of Photographs. Here are some from Zion I found interesting.