A friend, who will remain unnamed, recently went on a fascinating camping trip to Zion with a group o' folks. The folks in question were a motley crew worthy of their very own adventure horror comedy movie. And I heard the whole sordid tale.

It was the kind of tale that made one say, "OMG! Oh, dear. Oh, Wow! I am so sorry! ZOMG! How horrifying!" etc etc etc. As a side note, I was invited to this Zion trip, but I instead went to Germany for the Carl Zeiss Factory Tour. After hearing the first 10 minutes of the Zion trip story, I was really really really glad I went to visit with the lovely folks at Carl Zeiss in Aalen.

But after the friend in question related the tale of the Subway Slot Canyon hike at Zion, while the hike they went on in June was hellish to say the least due to the other party members, I would love to go on this hike as it sounds amazing and beautiful and a true test of one's abilities:

Climb Utah on "Subway - Zion National Park - Canyoneering"

Zion National Park on "The Subway"

Tom's Utah Canyoneering Guide on "The Subway Canyoneering Route" with Maps and the Famed Log and Slot.

My friend recommends that one does quite a bit of bouldering, rappeling, and stamina training before attempting the The Subway at Zion. Regardless, from the descriptions and photos from the web sites above, The Subway is lovely.