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_ - Mount Zion is said to be within the top 10 most beautiful locations in the United States and I must say that I concur. I never really understood how wonderful this location was till I visited it. It is like the Sedona of Utah surrounded by old Native American ancient sites....ghost towns....and some of the best scenery known to mankind. Prior to 1908 Zion served as a place reminiscent to the promised land. The Anasazi built deep within Zion pueblos and other stone structures. In 1909 the Federal Land Survey was complete of the area and was brought to President Howard Taft that this area of Southern Utah needed recognition. Imagine being alive during those years discovering some of the first time things known to this country and its people. Even for me being an explorer means we discover new and old things. Zion although thoroughly explored retains many secrets within its narrow slot canyons and secluded cathedral peaks. Thus Taft declared more then 15,000 acres of the main canyon through Zion naming it a National Monument called Mukuntuweap. During its first decade of being designated as a monument at least 1000 people made pilgrimages here to enjoy all that Zion has to offer. Back during that time the road into the canyon was dirt and rocks at times making it inaccessible. The canyon was lush but the trip would not be easy. In 1916 the National Parks service came into play which ill admit they have done a wonderful job preserving locations like these I see it all the time. In 1918 the monument expanded to 76,000 acres and the name was changed to Zion National Monument and in 1919 it was given national park status. Stephen Mather was the director of the National Parks Service. He of course would take regular trips to Zion bringing travel companions to hike around with exploring the region. During one of this trips he took a writer from the Saturday Evening Post and a famous naturalist. They began to discuss a way to bringing tourist in to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon all the way to Zion. Eventually this would be known as the grand circle today. The Zion area is surrounded with other well known locations like Bryce Canyon, Escalante National Monument and even Mather later helped get roads surrounding the park to be paved while the Union Pacific railroad hired him to colorize photographs of Zion for advertising.The advertising was for a 5,600 foot long tunnel that would be built through the sandstone cliffs of the canyon. The Zion/Mt. Carmel Tunnel is a roadway that is used for the grand circle of tourism. If you did not have the tunnel the detour perhaps could tke hours to get around consider how vast this area is in southern Utah. Little do most know the Union Pacific Railroad had a subsidiary business called the Utah Parks Company. They funded over a million dollars in improvements around the Mount Zion area. For example a lodge and 46 rental cabins were built in canyon. The lodge did burn down in 1966 however and quickly was rebuilt after the incident. Then their was the creation of a bus touring service that transported visitors from Cedar City to Zion. Cedar City and St. George are two fairly large cities that reside just outside of Mount Zion. Track was laid out to Cedar City and a railway station was built. Union Pacific was more then just a railway company it was a business that provided an outlet into a world so many fail to ever see. Mount Zion has over 1 million visitors a year and the tourist are shuttled around on propane tour buses. Many hike along the Virgin River all the way to the cool Emerald Pool. During my visits here the amount of people hiking is very uncomfortable and in my opinion dangerous on some of the narrow trails that follow steep cliffs and drop offs. What really took me by surprise is the high amount of deaths that occur within this national park. I know that you hear stories about people camping getting eaten by bears at other parks like Yellowstone. But here at Zion the two killers are deadly falls and drowning. The river at times is so dangerous that a bus driver told me that it washed out the main road once which trapped dozens of visitors for days. Sometimes some dare venture into the narrow slot canyons however rain can cause flash flooding which causes them to fill up quickly with raging waters. A place called Angels Landing most dangerous of all as some grab chains to climb along its 1000 foot cliffs. Sadly some take a misstep or perhaps get dizzy plummeting to their deaths of many daring hikers of all ages. My thought would be that maybe at the bottoms of these cliffs their could be some ghostly activity. I did not do much paranormal investigating however here due to the high amount of people and also due to the fact this was a birthday present from Tammy to me. I however did visit here to get our viewers a broad series of photos all the way from nature to beauty. We want others to enjoy the photos use an openminded envision how many have climbed these peaks in my photos and imagine how many fell to their deaths off of them. This is a reality and for some that reality turned into death. Further below I am sharing a few articles about the mishaps that occurred around Zion this is only some but from what my understanding goes their are many deaths that do not even make the newspaper. I guess this page is to honor the hikers who lost their lives here. I am a hiker I sympathize with the families and those who meant an unseen end. Hikers have my respect just as much as our readers should respect what we do. I look back and remember so many times I hiked or rock climbed almost falling to my death. People ask why take the risk? It is simple the views are breathtaking beyond even describing to you in words. You have to just experience it for yourselves and for some living life to the fullest is what makes life worth living. I did read also something very interesting about Mount Zion lets get to the meat of things. We all know that Zion was home to the Anasazi Indians. It is said that the Anasazis lived in our earth or what some referred to as the underworld during a time when devastation struck earth. They emerged from what we call a "Kiva' which is a domed round building half submerged in the ground. It was a location or rather a temple where the Anasazi could talk to their gods a place of creation in their culture. Although their are many Kivas from the thousands of cultural sites in Southern Utah. This would mean below Mount Zion may be an entrance into the Hollow Earth or perhaps an ancient underground city. Some believe that over the many thousands of years various apocalypses struck this planet each time almost wiping out mankind. They say the Hopi lived underground through these catastrophes always emerging years later. Their is allot of mysteries to this region the grand canyon also has some and that is just a couple hours drive from Mount Zion. Rumors of underworlds....cities of the dead.....skinwalkers....to Ufos their is definitely something strange going on. Prior to all of this the Zion area was home to many sorts of dinosaurs at one time. Their are more dinosaur fossils discovered in southern Utah surrounding Zion then anywhere in the world. How did they perish what occurred here? Is Zion home to millions of years worth of tragedies? - =
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