Left Fork Canyon, Zion National Park

This has been officially added to my list of all time favorite hikes. Last week was my second visit and I was even more enamored than before…

Sometimes known as the “Subway”, Left Fork Canyon is out of the main section of the park. To get there you need to go north on the Kolob Reservoir Road, out of Virgin. Permits are required for ANY hiking there, which is a wonderful thing as it makes for a real wilderness experience which is totally unlike hiking in the Zion Canyon part of the park.
The “subway” name comes from the shape of the canyon walls, as you can see here.

This last shot I managed from inside the subway using my new 14mm lens.
A truly stunning location. Make sure to book a permit before you head down there next time, you will not be disappointed!

22 thoughts on “Left Fork Canyon, Zion National Park”

Wow!!!!!!!! Your images are stunning but that second one just blows me away. Makes me yearn for a 14mm lens! AND makes me want to go hike there – Wow!!!!!

Andy Porter says:

April 10, 2014 at 9:09 pm

Debi, Hello!
Nice to hear from you! I wanted the 14 mm lens but it was very expensive, then got a tip on a 14mm lens, here is the link: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/769532-REG/Rokinon_FE14M_C_14mm_Ultra_Wide_Angle_f_2_8.html
Only $309! Its a completely manual lens, manual focus and aperture, but the images are clear and bright.
Andy

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- debibradford says:
  
  April 11, 2014 at 3:54 pm
  
  Wow! That’s a great price! I prefer manual, actually, and your middle photo is making me salivate for that lens. However, I’m going to Scotland in a few weeks…$$$$$ spent, with more to be spent!!! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for that lens, however. It is SWEET! Thank you so much!

Great work Andy!

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Beautiful photo of Outdoorsies enjoying Zion National Park

Some superb pictures! Stunning location!

This is my next on my “to do” list, hoping to be out there this summer.

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Left Fork Canyon, Zion National Park

very kewl shots, yes have been up those canyons , very wawe inspirinf indeed huh… jest donm’t go hiking up there in devils canyon any day there is going to be thunderstorms though, is very intense the flooding, believe me, hike preparred, when hiking Zion, Very kewl 🙂 . Q

Wow… amazing shots.

Great perspective and use of light.

Just loved it 🙂

Stunning, awesome, fantastic….. 😀

Andy Porter says:

April 13, 2014 at 5:07 am

Thank you…xoxoxox!

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Gorgeous photos! I love the sense of space I feel in your photos. Been to Utah, many areas, but haven’t been to Zion. I’ll be sure to visit it soon. Maybe this summer!!

Andy Porter says:

April 13, 2014 at 5:06 am

Make sure to get a permit in advance for the Left Fork hike, its worth it! Anyone can do the bottom up hike, its non-technical and about 4.5 miles each way.

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- sbhansen2014 says:
  
  April 13, 2014 at 11:55 pm
  
  Will do! Thanks 🙂

Absolutely gorgeous pictures. Do you use a copyright or watermark. I am trying to set up a blog and want to protect my pictures.

Andy Porter says:

April 13, 2014 at 5:05 am

I dont worry about any of that, if someone wants to pirate the images its easy to circumvent those protocols, I just upload to as many sites as I can and have fun. Once in a while I do searches for locations I have visited and if someone had stolen my shots I guess I would see it. My advice is dont worry!

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- yuki3109 says:
  
  April 13, 2014 at 9:21 pm
  
  Thanks, I am having one heck of a time getting started, they have the wrong theme and I can’t seem to get started with the one I purchased.
- yuki3109 says:
  
  April 16, 2014 at 4:58 am
  
  Thanks, your pictures are just beautiful and I think you should be published.