Hiking First Aid – An Essential Item for Small Injuries

A first aid kit is one of the essential gears for a hiking trip. However, major injuries are not very common in hiking. But, small injuries can always happen when you are hiking, that is why you should pack a first aid kit along with other items while hiking. You can treat the wound immediately so that it won’t trouble …

The Basics of Hydration While Hiking in Zion

When hiking anywhere, especially in an arid place like Zion National Park, the importance of fluids or liquids in the body should not be underestimated. Our body is like a vehicle that needs fluids in order to function efficiently. The state of losing fluids is known as dehydration and the only way to replenish the loss is through hydration. The …

What to do if You Get Lost Hiking in Zion Canyon

Every year many hikers get lost in woods or on trails, it usually only happens when the individual aren’t going with other hikers, but not always. Zion National park offers some of the most intense scenery you’ll find anywhere, but you have to hike to it to see it. So here are some hints on what to do if you …

Tips For Solo Hiking in Zion

While there may be some good reasons why you want to solo hike in Zion, there are also some things which can make the adventure not so great, or some things which could get you into trouble. Especially in a place like southern Utah and specifically Zion National Park. Below are few tips that you may find useful when you …

Tips for Packing When Staying in Zion Canyon

When I was a kid, I would get so excited about going out of town that I would pack my bag weeks in advance. As I grow up, weeks dwindled into days, with more thought being put into what I should and shouldn’t bring. This is especially true when coming to visit Zion National Park and Bumbleberry Inn. Of course, …

Rappelling Pine Creek

Often the hikes of Zion get all the attention, primarily due to their ease of access, you don’t need any real special skills or equipment to go hiking. But there are some amazing canyons in Zion that are accessed only by rappelling, and one of our favorite is Pine Creek. In comparison this is a fairly easy canyon, but it …

How to Protect Yourself from a Storm in Zion

There is nothing better than going for a camping or hiking outside with a blue sky and the sun shining very brightly at you, especially in a place like Zion National Park. However, in some instances, the weather may sometimes be unpleasant and force us to change our schedule or hiking location. Or worse, the weather may change into a …

The Subway in Zion

The Subway hike in Zion National Park is one of our favorite hikes (we may say that a lot, but we really really like this one too). It is not for those unprepared (you need a permit too) as it is a quite grueling hike. The beauty offered is very close next to none. From the descent, to the slot …

Biking in Zion

I had the chance to go mountain biking in Zion National Park the other day and didn’t realize how much fun I was in for. I began my journey just outside of the park in Springdale where they have a new bike lane on the side of the road. I rode past many of the restaurants and bed and breakfasts …

New Life on the Farm

With springtime comes the new batch of chickens. We have quite the assortment we are raising this year. We have Rhode Island reds to Polish hens. Hopefully we can keep the raccoons out this year. We will be picking up new ducklings this year to replace the old ducks that retired last year. We hope you will stop by and …