The first day we traveled to Zion National Park. Let me tell you, this place is incredible. So we heard over and over again how the Virgin River carved these massive mountains so they are really tall and very flat. I didn't realize how much of an international marvel it is. We heard so many different languages on the buses (mostly Asian). We set up camp and embarked on our first hike; Angels' Landing. This is not for people who are afraid of heights or are not coordinated. I'll admit, it was scary at times. They said 6 people have died from doing it. It also was raining, so more slippery than usual. But we made it and I felt very accomplished.
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| Setting up camp. Little did we know it would be raining and soaking our tent in a few hours. |
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| Playing with zoom. Soo many lizards all over the place |
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| Start of the hike. Not even close to the top, but very pretty. |
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| Red rock all over the place. |
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| Pretty canyon scenery. |
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| K, so these chains are so you don't fall off the cliff and die. They were half a mile up and back. The very last part of the hike. |
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| To my left is where we still had to go...but notice how you can fall either way. Better keep your balance! |
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| At the top! It's hard to tell in this pic, but it was very high. I was a little nervous just standing there. |
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| Panorama...I dont know why my camera turns it blue |
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| The Virgin River at the bottom. VERY far down. The cliff to the left is what we climbed. |
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| Now to get back down. |
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| And it rained so hard that our tent and blankets were soaked. So we cooked in the back of our truck and slept there. Not too bad except it was very hard. |
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| Upside of rain is that it cooled everything down. Downside; flooding, so no rappelling in slot canyons. Bummer. |