Kolob Terrace Rd. - Zion National Park

Recovering burn area

On Friday morning, I drove up the Kolob Terrace Road for some sight-seeing. The Kolob Terrace is a rarely visited part of Zion National Park. To get there, you drive west from Springdale, UT, on Route 9 until you get to Virgin, UT. It's about 8-9 miles. The first road you come to in Virgin is the Kolob Terrace Rd. (KT Rd.) You turn right and begin your ascent up to Lava Point. The elevation changes from about 3600' in Virgin to about 7800' at Lava Point. The road serpentines up, going in and out of the park boundary.

Looking back as I head up the KT Road

Does anyone else see Bob Hope?

Weirdness

Lee Valley

Hop Valley

Slot canyon after slot canyon

View from the hairpin turn at Maloney Hill

Looking back over the valley from near the Wildcat trailhead

The aspen are starting to turn

Aspen grove

Aspen and lava

View from Lava Point. The rift in the center is Zion Canyon. Horse Pasture Plateau is to the left

Heading back down the hill