Just when you think you’re going nowhere fast up a dead end, you round a bend and an undulating, elliptical tunnel opens up before you, the slanting light playing shadows across striped pink and ochre walls. Suddenly, you’re in a magical realm that seems not of this world. Are you the first tourist to take a hike on Mars or Venus? Nope – you’ve just stepped into Zebra Canyon, a hidden gem hike in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument that rivals Zion’s famously scenic yet crowded Angels Landing for utterly unique scenery that will make you gasp in wonder.