My 90+ mile 4+3 day backpacking combo turned into ~50 miles of mostly dayhikes due to injury flare-ups, but Zion is always beautiful.
I took the opportunity to visit some places I hadn't previously: the Northgate Peaks trail via Wildcat Canyon, the Subway bottom-up dayhike, and the East Rim Trail down to Stave Spring.
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