Drove to Kolob Canyon, westside entrance to Zion, to hike to the Kolob Arch via the La Verkin Creek Trail in the Zion Wilderness. Beautiful scenery all along the 14-mile/7 hour roundtrip trail. A beautiful, large rock arch is the reward at the end of this trail. The trail follows a creek most of the way and is easy walking; about 1400 feet change in elevation but most of the gain is on the return trip on the last couple of miles to the trailhead.
Most people hiking this trail are backpackers who stay in one of the 13 designated campgrounds along the trail. Met nice people along the trail, mostly young college age "kids":)
Present most of the hike and felt really good; my pack weight is 15-20 pounds. No pain the next day during a brief morning walk/jog. Starting to feel very confident about recovery of my tibia stress fracture:)
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