The Eckles brothers hiking trip with their sons to Zion, Bryce and the Grand Canyon in the Summer of 2012
We decided it would be fun to do guy only hiking trip to Zion, Bryce and the Grand Canyon. We were able to be as gross as we wanted without criticism, and travel as hard and fast as we wanted. We eat a lot of fart bars and saw a lot of great country. Jeff and his sons were the fastest and Chip was the slowest. I was taking a lot of picture, and that is my story and I am sticking to it.
Zion was first - Hiked the narrows and visited the Lodge
Virgin River in Zion National Park
Beginning of the Narrows Hike
Mark, Matthew, Will, Chip and Ryan in the Narrows
Virgin River wall to wall in the Narrows
Virgin River wall to wall in the Narrows
Matthew hiking in the Narrows
Mike, Jeff and Alex in the Narrows
Virgin River wall to wall in the Narrows
Virgin River in Zion National Park
Chip and Kurt - As tall as the canyon
Virgin River in Zion National Park
Feeder creek to the Virgin River with impressive walls
Green tree against the red rocks in Zion National Park
Hanging out at the lodge at Zion National Park
Colorful sandstone at Zion National Park
Hi, damn glad to see you
Ryan, Nick, Luke and Mark at Zion National Park
Big Horn Sheep in Zion National Park
Sandstone landscape in Zion National Park
Will and Kurt in Zion National Park
The Brothers - Mark, Jeff, Kurt and Chip
Bryce - We hiked down into the canyon - It was like a fairy land!!
Looking down into Bryce Canyon National Park
Hoodoo silhouettes
Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park
Chip and Ryan in Bryce Canyon National Park
Looking up in Bryce Canyon National Park
Looking down in Bryce Canyon National Park
Alex in Bryce Canyon National Park
Looking up thru the trees in Bryce Canyon National Park
Taking a break in Bryce Canyon National Park
Ryan, Mark, Nick, Kurt, Mike, Jeff, Matthew, Alex, Will and Luke in Bryce Canyon National Park
Coral Pink Sand Dunes - The boys got sand everywhere
Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Race to the top of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Mark and Nick at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Hanging out on top of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Chip at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Mark, Ryan, Nick and Kurt at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
View from the top of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Matthew pretending to be rabbit at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
North Rim of the Grand Canyon - Higher, lonelier and beautiful
North Rim of the Grand Canyon
North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Jeff and Luke at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Ryan and Matthew hanging out at the lodge on North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Will testing the sling shot out in the woods
North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Meadow on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Matthew, Kurt, Will, Ryan and Chip at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Lots of deer on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Birch on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Horseshoe Bend - There are no railings!!
Horseshoe Bend - There are no railings!!
Right half Horseshoe Bend
Left half of Horseshoe Bend
Muscle men of Horseshoe Bend
Good view from the top of the rocks
West Fork of Oak Creek - Best hike in AZ
You have to cross the creek many times
Most photographed spot in AZ
Chip providing scale for the picture
Ryan and Matthew
Cooling off in the creek
Butterflies don’t need a reason
Cooling off the “dogs” after a long hike
Headed home