Tuesday, July 23, 2013

High Adventure Day 1 - Angel's Landing in Zion National Park

What happens when the Blogger posts about a trip she wasn't on?  Well, the facts get a little muddled.  Day 1 of Kelly's High Adventure began with a trip to the Saint George Temple, but the event following that was a hike to Angel's Landing.  The Narrows hike occurred on Day 3, and I have edited that post.  Our Bishop has a cabin pretty close to the area, so base camp was at the cabin.  Angel's Landing is about a 2.5 mile hike, but the ascent is 1,500 feet.  Kelly says it is as mentally challenging as Half Dome because of the height, but it looks a little easier to moi.  I may have to go hike it myself to give the true comparison.  At any rate, Kelly reported that it was a beautiful hike with switch backs, steep slopes and breathtaking views.  
The little white dots on the rocks to the mid right of the picture are people hiking the path to the top

Nearing the top

 The home stretch to the top

Here Kelly points out where they hiked from

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