I was just in the East fork of Big Spring over the weekend I thought I'd report that the trailhead parking spot you mention has been covered with cut sage brush wood and rocks in order to hide it and discourage anyone parking there, likely by the BLM I only did 3/4ths of the East fork, but I would like to report for anyone planning to visit that there is a somewhat tight part that may discourage claustrophobes, my brother asked to exit early as he was not comfortable in the small parts It's nothing compared to Mid...

Great canyon, but i think we need to add a few waypoints to the GPS coordinates to the exit And people stop building random rock cairns! they are everywhere out there after the moki steps we invented our own exit which was a lot easier we went out near the south fork trail head you can stay higher longer The last rappel for us was 115' i gps'd it and marked it on the rope if you try and fold a 200' rope without blocking up top you can get yourself into trouble unless those rocks at the bottom decided to move up the...

Recent visit With the moisture this year lots of vegetation Fair bit of bushwacking Bring a machette and leave the kids at home Still quite amazing!

Fun way to visit Bryce & beat the crowds & fees is to hike up from Tropic Take any road from town west until it ends right at the park boundary An short, easy hike puts you in the heart of the hoodoos

I'd say the required time is 5-7 hours We flew through on a recent visit, car-to-car time of 55 hours 4 hours is not possible without running

I'm going to be in the area in May and would like to visit Zebra canyon It sounds like there is fairly deep water more often than not If I were to encounter a lot of water, do you think it would be possible to go around the canyon and enter it from the other side

You can't go around without technical gear, as coming down canyon will require a rappel as I recall I've been in there a handful of times and never found more than about knee deep water By May it should be plenty warm to wade hopefully not swim through : Have a great trip, it is an amazing place to visit

Make sure to stop and visit the Golden Spike National Monument which is on the way to the Spiral Jetty  They have a nice visitor center there to peruse, and starting the first Saturday in May, Golden Spike National Historic Site hosts Re-enactments of the Driving of the Last Spike Site ceremony on Saturdays and holidays through the middle of September  Great family activity and fun for the history buffs in the family! 

Fun side note, since we were pressed for time we actually hitchhiked a ride from the nicest man, who just so happened to be the property owner of that area Garth  We had a great visit with him the entire ride up and hope to cross paths with him again

Nov 14, 2017 Another heads-up: Gemini Bridge Road from highway 191 is passible only for a high clearance 4 x 4 truck or other A 4WD SUV such as Jeep Cherokee is will not make it up the first shelf unless you want to rip out the undercarriage Don't despair though, it is still possible to access this canyon from the west side of the Gemnini Bridge Road starting on Highway 313 By driving in this way, you can also visit the dual Gemini Bridges which are a short hike from the trailhead A short fun canyon with beaut...