"The Subway in Zion National Park" is by Nikhil Shahi (Website | Facebook | Instagram). The photos were shot with the Nikon D850 and the Nikon 14-24 lens with the WonderPana CPL kit (see also his previous guest post) The Subway in Zion National Park has been on my bucket list for quite a few years. Ever so often, I would come across some beautiful photos of this surreal landscape, tucked away in the inner depths of Zion. It seemed like a distant wonderland, something that was really hard to get to. Well, this winter, I finally got a chance to visit 'The Subway', and man, oh man, it really lived up to the hype. In the winter of 2019, I decided to go on an extended road trip across Arizona and Utah. In the process, I spent a good deal of time in Zion National Park. During one of the cold winter evenings, I got chatting with a ranger who asked me if I had been to The Subway yet? I told him that I hadn't thought about it as I 'assumed' that a permit would be unavailable due to the heavy demand. He told me that several permits were available for multiple days as it was winter and there just weren't many people that wanted to do the hike, especially given the increase in water levels due to the excessive snowmelt. I looked online and sure enough, there were plenty of permits available for multiple days. I...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 1 September, 2019