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Favorite Runs - Wednesday Morning Run, Snow Canyon - 9 miles

By randy
updated 5 months ago

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This is our regular Wednesday morning run in Snow Canyon.

Bloomington Market

Saint George, UT 84790

To be able to make it to work at a decent hour we have to meet at 5 am at the Bloomington Market. We then car pool over to Snow Canyon where we park on Snow Canyon Drive across from the service entrance for the Red Mountain Spa.

To be able to make it to work at a decent hour we have to meet at 5 am at the Bloomington Market. We then car pool over to Snow Canyon where we park on Snow Canyon Drive across from the service entrance for the Red Mountain Spa.

Park across from the service entrance to the Red Mountian Spa on Snow Canyon Drive

Run to the top of the canyon to where the road meets Highway 18 then turn around and run back to the cars.

Express Mart

Saint George, UT 84770

On the way back to pick up the cars we stop for a drink at the Express Mart.

On the way back to pick up the cars we stop for a drink at the Express Mart.

For most of the year the run up the canyon is in the dark. In the winter we sometimes encounter rain and occassionally snow. In the spring the sun starts to come up as we turn around at the top and run back down. The sunrise shinning on the western red navajo sandstone cliffs with the carpet of sage green vegetation provides an almost surreal landscape. This is one of my favorite times and places for running.

Snow Canyon

Snow Canyon

Snow Canyon on a stormy day

Snow Canyon on a stormy day

Climbing in Snow Canyon

Climbing in Snow Canyon

longboarding snow canyon

You can get a good idea of what Snow Canyon is like from this video.

 

Snow Canyon Wednesday Morning Run

Sunrise in Snow Canyon

Sunrise in Snow Canyon

Navajo Sandstone

Navajo Sandstone

At the top of the canyon the cliffs are white instead of red.

At the top of the canyon the cliffs are white instead of red.

Snow Canyon

Snow Canyon

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