Zion National Park News

"There is an eloquence to their forms which stirs the imagination with a singular power and kindles in the mind .

Jim Jones, a painter whose work became synonymous with the natural beauty of southern Utah, died early Saturday at his home in Springdale.

The Tribune may be in error regarding the number of deaths this year from climbing Angel's Landing in Zion National Park .

Zion National Park has joined other national parks trying to stay green. The park recently installed solar photovoltaic systems at the park's South and East Entrance Stations.

Zion National Park is looking for volunteer birders to participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count.

Today, November 30, 2009, officials at Zion National Park , Utah, said that the body of Tammy Grunig was located and recovered late last Friday afternoon.

Many years ago, I decided to take a spontaneous trip with a college friend. We chose a destination we had never visited - the Grand Canyon - and then took off from Los Angeles for the weekend.

A woman fell to her death while hiking Friday in Zion National Park, police said.

A woman fell Friday while hiking near Angel's Landing in Zion National Park. Little information is currently known aboout her condition, but park officials are trying to determine if the woman was in a party of hikers.

We took a family vacation to Las Vegas, Nevada. My husband, kids, in-laws and I all boarded a plane and headed to Las Vegas for the week.

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But my good news from Vegas, also known for good reason as the City of Lost Wages, needs to be shared.

There's no restaurant like this in Nevada, so head to Utah for a culinary thrill.

Autumn is in full force at Zion National Park. Although the reds are fairly muted, many sections of Zion Canyon have bright yellow leaves but they could be fading fast.

FOR THE SPECTRUM DAILY NEWSA ST. GEORGE - Of the more than 1,000 collectors who have purchased artist Roland Lee's original paintings, most say they can recognize one of his paintings immediately.

All National Park Service sites across the country, including Zion National Park, will offer free visitor admission in honor of U.S. veterans, active members of the U.S. armed forces and their families on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Pssst. Want to know a secret? Southern Utah, that geologic and scenic wonderland, is dazzling in every season - but in autumn the annual invasion of sightseeing visitors from around the world drops to a trickle.

Last update: November 5, 2009 - 5:38 PM As mentioned, Roadguy was in Utah and Las Vegas last weekend, and of course there were plenty of eye-grabbers along the streets and highways.

Winter hiking in Utah may sound impossible. The 45th State, admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, Utah is well known for the Mormons, Wasatch Front, the Great Salt Lake, and a name that means "People of the Mountains". Utah has a dry desert climate, timberline areas, extreme cold winters and heavy snowfalls.

The halls of Enoch Elementary have been bustling with activity. Last week, our third-grade classes went on a field trip to Zion National Park.

Each autumn, descendants of early LDS pioneers return to Grafton, a ghost town in southern Utah.