I am glad I took the time before heading to Zion to do a little research and learn about Kolob Canyon part of Zion National Park on its Northwest side.  We took an afternoon and drove through this portion of the park making several stops along the way.  It offers a different but still amazing views of many canyon walls.  The snow on the canyon walls really made for pretty views.  I wish we would have had some more time to hike some of the trails in this area.  It was extremely quiet with very few people around relative to the main Zion canyon area.  I wonder what percentage of Zion park visitors never even realize this part of the park exists?