Summary by @tldr:

My name is Rob Cichocki and for my first post in Steemit I wanted to introduce myself to the community by writing about a multi-day hike through Zion National Park in Utah with a couple of my friends .
Food The places below left a good impression: Crepe Expectations, Las Vegas: Cheap and yummy Crepes Fryz, Hurricane (town outside Zion): Giant ice cream Fort Zion, Outside of Hurricane: Nice people, good food, and funny atmosphere Costs Travel with friends, it's more fun and cheaper!
Room: $150 Car and gas: $100 Meals: $150 Total Park Entry Fees (Zion, Bryce, Valley of Fire): $23 Hiking gear: $30 Flight: $466 (Free for me since I paid with points) We planned late so tickets to McCarren International Airport were a bit high ($466), but I paid with credit card reward points.
The hike is through the river so renting water shoes, socks, and a dry bag makes it more enjoyable (the local stores have similar prices, about $30 total).
Also, rent shoes that are slightly bigger than your foot, so that when you stub your toe on a submerged rock (you will) there will be some dead space to soften the impact.
A wind breaker is also recommended, the temperature in the canyon doesn't change much and treading through water makes hiking chilly.
Some rocks had Native American petroglyphs; sadly, people also scratched a bit of graffiti on these ancient markings.