The pictures are beautiful and I am looking forward to your report.
Dmitry Pruss - Jan 26, 2007 12:08 am - Hasn't voted
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Lisae, it is the work week unfortunately and I haven't got time for anything major yet. Not to worry, will write it up shortly :) - thanks a lot for understanding!
I just read your entire report. Now I understand why you avoided Zion for so long. It was originally named Mukuntuweap National Monument but that name didn’t last for long and was renamed Zion. After living in Utah for this many years, I have become used to the unique names of the mountains and other geographical landforms. You have to admit that there is no other place quite like it.
Zion is authentic, vintage Utah name, and I like it as I like many other Utah names which attest to the life, struggles, and mindset of the people who settled the state. But Angels Landing, Temple of Sinawawa, Great White Throne? Names like these sound like marketing catchphrases, like TMs and SMs. I would be surprised if there was any more history behind these than the painters' imagination and land managers' PR.
There are several TM-like toponims of a similar origin in the Wasatch too, but they are kind of more subtle. All these ladies' names of the lakes, from Blanche to Martha, and Mount Superior, owe their names to early paintings and photograps. But it just doesn't measure up to the "Temple of Eternity per mile" density of pomp in the lower Zion.
"I should admit that I've only been down in Zion once before, and only on the West side of the park. The crowds, the finicky permit system, and the pompous names of all these Temples and Thrones, were a huge turn-off for me."
Thanks Tanya! I should admit that some famous and famously overcrowded places turn out to have so much natural magic that even the hordes of tourists aren't in the way. Like Yellowstone or Yosemite ... when I finally got there, it was a revelation despite all the crowds. But...
But there are so many hidden places in Zion that you can avoid almost all the tourists. Nearby Zion it's even better. Parunuweap is one of the best places anywhere and I have never seen another sole while out there.
lisae - Jan 25, 2007 10:54 pm - Voted 10/10
Text?The pictures are beautiful and I am looking forward to your report.
Dmitry Pruss - Jan 26, 2007 12:08 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Text?Lisae, it is the work week unfortunately and I haven't got time for anything major yet. Not to worry, will write it up shortly :) - thanks a lot for understanding!
Dmitry Pruss - Jan 26, 2007 10:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Done :)Thanks again for your patience!
lisae - Jan 26, 2007 10:59 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Done :)Well worth the wait! I love being in the desert when it is raining or snowing and loved seeing your report and pictures.
mountaingazelle - Jan 28, 2007 2:56 am - Voted 10/10
Redrock CountryI just read your entire report. Now I understand why you avoided Zion for so long. It was originally named Mukuntuweap National Monument but that name didn’t last for long and was renamed Zion. After living in Utah for this many years, I have become used to the unique names of the mountains and other geographical landforms. You have to admit that there is no other place quite like it.
Dmitry Pruss - Jan 29, 2007 5:05 pm - Hasn't voted
unique names of the mountainsZion is authentic, vintage Utah name, and I like it as I like many other Utah names which attest to the life, struggles, and mindset of the people who settled the state. But Angels Landing, Temple of Sinawawa, Great White Throne? Names like these sound like marketing catchphrases, like TMs and SMs. I would be surprised if there was any more history behind these than the painters' imagination and land managers' PR.
There are several TM-like toponims of a similar origin in the Wasatch too, but they are kind of more subtle. All these ladies' names of the lakes, from Blanche to Martha, and Mount Superior, owe their names to early paintings and photograps. But it just doesn't measure up to the "Temple of Eternity per mile" density of pomp in the lower Zion.
tanya - Nov 25, 2007 12:38 pm - Voted 10/10
Mockba"I should admit that I've only been down in Zion once before, and only on the West side of the park. The crowds, the finicky permit system, and the pompous names of all these Temples and Thrones, were a huge turn-off for me."
Although I love Zion.... I love how you think!
Dmitry Pruss - Nov 26, 2007 12:14 pm - Hasn't voted
Although I love Zion....Thanks Tanya! I should admit that some famous and famously overcrowded places turn out to have so much natural magic that even the hordes of tourists aren't in the way. Like Yellowstone or Yosemite ... when I finally got there, it was a revelation despite all the crowds. But...
tanya - Nov 26, 2007 2:48 pm - Voted 10/10
I agree...But there are so many hidden places in Zion that you can avoid almost all the tourists. Nearby Zion it's even better. Parunuweap is one of the best places anywhere and I have never seen another sole while out there.