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  • #3625661
    W I S N E R !
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    @xnomanx

    Howdy good folks,

    I nabbed a one night reservation for a West Rim campsite (#8) as part of speed hike through Zion on Monday, March 30.  The canned online permit process only allows you to select fixed itineraries. I had to select starting at Lava Point and finishing at The Grotto.  But I want to start at Lee Pass and finish at The Grotto (trans-Zion).

    Anyone have experience with changing the trailhead start in person?

    Due to winter hours and budget cuts, it’s impossible to speak to anyone in person in the park right now; none of the phones in the permitting office are staffed.  I’m not expecting a fast email response either…

    I’ll sort it one way or another…just curious.

    Thanks!

     

    #3625662
    W I S N E R !
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    @xnomanx

    NM.  Email response speed exceeded my expectations!

    FWIW starting trailhead can be changed in person.

    #3625785
    David U
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    @the-family-guy

    Have fun Craig!  I did the Trans Zion Trek years ago and loved it but this was not done as a speed hike.  Going back later April.

     

    #3625812
    W I S N E R !
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    @xnomanx

    Thanks David.

    We had a small group from BPL go do the Trans Zion as a day run a few years back.  I joined them but went canyoneering all day instead; still want to get out and do it though.

    Looks like my timing is such that the speed hike probably won’t work; there’s likely too much snow from Lee Pass to Lava Point when I’ll be there.  Looking like I’ll do a much shorter and leisurely version from Lava Point to The Grotto with my wife instead.

    Crowds, permitting, and all of that nonsense aside, Zion is just amazing.

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