WEST RIM TRAIL Top-Down from Lava Point

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West Rim Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2008 Joe Braun Photography
Small treeling with a big view at the edge of a two-thousand foot drop. BUY PHOTO
Angels Landing (Zion National Park) -- © 2007 Joe Braun Photography
Scout's Lookout marks the junction with the Angels Landing spur trail. If you have the energy and a spare two hours and can handle the exposure, do this hike! BUY PHOTO
Angels Landing photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2007 Joe Braun Photography
Heading down Walter's Wiggles, the clever set of switchbacks that take us down into Refrigerator Canyon.
West Rim Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2016 Joe Braun Photography
Hikers zigzagging their way through Refrigerator Canyon. BUY PHOTO
West Rim Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2016 Joe Braun Photography
Zion Canyon and Red Arch Mountain in beautiful late afternoon light! BUY PHOTO
West Rim Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2016 Joe Braun Photography
A final section of steep switchbacks takes us down to the floor of Zion Canyon. BUY PHOTO
West Rim Trail photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2016 Joe Braun Photography
18.5 miles after leaving isolated Lava Point, we are happily near the Grotto and the end of our hike. BUY PHOTO

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