JOE'S "BEST OF THE DESERT" HIKE

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Chinle Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2009 Joe Braun Photography
Rejoined with the Chinle Trail, we get a great view of the majestic West Temple to the east. BUY PHOTO
Chinle Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2009 Joe Braun Photography
Looking down at the desolate beauty of Coalpits Wash below. BUY PHOTO
Chinle Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2009 Joe Braun Photography
The Chinle Trail ends rather anticlimactically by descending into the sandy open Coalpits Wash. BUY PHOTO
Coalpits Wash photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2010 Joe Braun Photography
Heading downstream, we soon encounter Coalpits Spring: dripping walls in an undercut section of rock. BUY PHOTO
Coalpits Wash photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2010 Joe Braun Photography
A narrow canyon-like section as we descend to the next layer of rock strata. BUY PHOTO
Coalpits Wash photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2010 Joe Braun Photography
A little waterfall in the sea of boulders. BUY PHOTO
Coalpits Wash photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2010 Joe Braun Photography
A typical serene view in the lower sections of Coalpits Wash. BUY PHOTO
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Good light in Coalpits Wash. Once at the Coalpits Wash Trailhead, it's time to pay the piper and walk the road back to your car. BUY PHOTO

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