{"id":1162,"date":"2011-07-05T18:59:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T01:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randystetzimages.com\/blog\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2013-07-30T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T19:12:19","slug":"a-hidden-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/click-sandiego.com\/rsi\/2011\/07\/05\/a-hidden-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hidden Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1139\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stetz.smugmug.com\/NORTH-AMERICA\/SOUTHWEST\/UTAH-2011\/18186471_XBMjpm#!i=1397296442&amp;k=3vW4XGB\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1139\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1139   \" src=\"https:\/\/click-sandiego.com\/images\/oldpostpics\/ahiddengem.jpg\" alt=\"Randy Stetz Images, Snow Canyon State Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow Canyon State Park, Petrified Sand Dunes (click to view)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On our way to Zion curiosity got the better of us, and we decided to check out <a title=\"Snow Canyon State Park\" href=\"http:\/\/stateparks.utah.gov\/parks\/snow-canyon\" target=\"_blank\">Snow Canyon State Park<\/a>, a place most people race by in favor of the better known national parks. The Hidden Pinon Loop Trail\/ Three Ponds hikes didn&#8217;t disappoint. These combined hikes had everything: slick rock, petrified sandstone, lava formations, and stunning red rocks along the sandy path. Photographically speaking the second half of the Three Ponds Trail wasn&#8217;t worth it, but the sheer beauty of the area easily compares with the nearby national parks, minus the crowds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On our way to Zion curiosity got the better of us, and we decided to check out Snow Canyon State Park, a place most people race by in favor of the better known national parks. The Hidden Pinon Loop Trail\/ Three Ponds hikes didn&#8217;t disappoint. 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