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If you have the fitness level, the Narrows is a must hike for its dramatic views of sandstone grottoes and hanging gardens
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Keep in mind that there's a bit of walking that we do, both on dry land and dry land and
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some in water, before we truly reach the main part of the narrows
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At times, the canyon walls rise up on either side with no banks in the water, so you definitely
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have to be in the water for this hike. The river can get fairly deep, sometimes waist or even
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chest level, so it's recommended to have a walking stick and water shoes. The path goes on for
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hours, so you can turn back at whatever point you choose, or you can continue onwards and camp
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overnight in the narrows and do the whole thing. Lastly as a word of caution I want to say this again you should check with park rangers at the mini information booths throughout the park before doing this hike since rain can meet flash floods which can be very dangerous for this hike since the slot canyons can completely fill with rushing water
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From the shuttle stop, you'll walk on flat trail for about a mile before you reach the gateway to the Narrows
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Initially, you'll walk on a road and then trails along the Virgin River
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So it's really cool, you can tell you're getting close to the Narrows because now we start seeing the wet trail
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Once you pass through a narrow gorge, this is where you enter into the water
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You can sometimes get you know only ankle deep you can get waisty we can get chest deep So you never really know what to expect but just expect to get a little wet It really cold too But man after the hot days that we had here
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I mean, this feels great. I'm not complaining at all. On either side, the walls reach up to 2,000 feet. If you continue on about two hours upstream
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you'll reach the spectacular Orderville Canyon. From here, you can go back to the temple
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It's just this beautiful waterfall right here. I mean, water. Just pouring from the top right into the river
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It's just gorgeous. So I'm definitely geeking out here because I think that one of the things that's so special
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about visiting the West United States is like you see geology in action
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You know? Like the world is literally changing day to day. It's so slow that we don't typically realize it, but what's happening here is this river
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It's the thing that created Zion Canyon, this huge canyon that we see
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So getting to walk in it as it literally right now cutting down the sandstone rock creating a wider and deeper canyon
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It's truly a special thing, and if you realize what's going on, it just makes this entire southwest region just that more special
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For a more advanced hike, you can walk the entire length of Zion's Narrows, but you'll need a backcountry permit
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It's about 16 miles one way from Chamberlain's Ranch to the Temple of Sinawava
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In general, June is the favored month for this because of the lessen risk of flooding and warm water
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If you do go later in the year, you may want to consider a wetsuit if it's very cold out
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Bring appropriate gear, including sturdy hiking shoes, fast-drying clothes, waterproof bags, hiking poles, and drinking water
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You can spend a night at one of the 12 campsites along the route that you can spend. you can reserve
