{"id":17714,"date":"2026-04-25T20:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/?p=17714"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:37:14","slug":"zion-to-natural-bridges-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/zion-to-natural-bridges-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Zion to Natural Bridges Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next week I will set out on my newest big hike &#8212; Zion to Natural Bridges! It&#8217;s the 20th anniversary of my first big hike in Utah, so I&#8217;m looking forward to doing a bunch of &#8220;Then vs Now&#8221; comparisons along the way. I also hope to visit some spots I haven&#8217;t been to since I was a teenager! It should be 300+ miles in just over three weeks&#8230; and if all goes well I might just keep going! 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It&#8217;s the 20th anniversary of my first big hike in Utah, so I&#8217;m looking forward to doing a bunch of &#8220;Then vs Now&#8221; comparisons along the way. 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