Spring Rush at the Subway
Hiking the Subway in Zion National Park is no easy task, especially during this spring when the waters rose to twice their usual spring level. There are two approaches to this hike - the top-down and bottom hikes. We are not rock climbers and thus chose the bottom way, which is listed at 3.5 miles each way, but it is at least 10 miles roundtrip I am sure due to the constant ascent and descent of boulders surrounding the flowing water. The quickly flowing waters had to be crossed multiple times on top of wet, slick boulders. Upon reaching the Subway I experienced two thoughts. One, how amazing it is to enter this structure that has been carved by the tributary of the Virgin River for centuries. And what a way to enter - with the water running over your feet, cascading from little waterfalls! Two, how do we get back in time before it is completely dark?! No wonder that the week we had navigated the Left Fork trail, at least two groups of hikers were lost, one for as long as 4 days, and necessitated rescue efforts.
The tripod legs were in a good 6 inches of fast current. The green pools were obscured and only brought out with this 20 second exposure!
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