It's been three weeks since I got back from one of the best adventures I've been on! I went to Zion National Park, the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas with Terri and eight of her friends. What a great time we had! Terri is sure lucky to have such amazing friends.
I'll blog about our trip in separate posts so this doesn't get too long.
Since I'm from this area and I have a special connection with it, I was the logical choice to help John with the navigation. :)
Zion National Park
Since I'm from this area and I have a special connection with it, I was the logical choice to help John with the navigation. :)
Zion is in southern Utah. Terri had never been to Utah before and was pretty excited to visit another state. Zion is Utah's first national park, designated in 1919.
We hiked the Angels Landing trail. This is listed as a "strenuous" hike. I'm glad Terri had me strapped tightly to her backpack - it's quite the hike - narrow and steep. The warning on the brochure says: "Long drop-offs. Not for young children or anyone fearful of heights. Last section is a route along a steep, narrow ridge to the summit." Phew! They were right! It is an 8.7km round trip with 453 metres of elevation change. But worth every step!
Click here to go on a e-hike of Angels Landing. It is a multi-media view of what we did. There are pictures, videos, sound files, and lots of information. Check out the third slide. It has two videos with it - one of the Virgin River flowing as usual and one of it during a flash flood. Pretty impressive! The sixth slide is a great view of the first leg of the hike. I think my friend Suzanne will really like the seventh slide. My personal favourite is the tenth slide with Walter's Wiggles. :)
We hiked the Angels Landing trail. This is listed as a "strenuous" hike. I'm glad Terri had me strapped tightly to her backpack - it's quite the hike - narrow and steep. The warning on the brochure says: "Long drop-offs. Not for young children or anyone fearful of heights. Last section is a route along a steep, narrow ridge to the summit." Phew! They were right! It is an 8.7km round trip with 453 metres of elevation change. But worth every step!
Click here to go on a e-hike of Angels Landing. It is a multi-media view of what we did. There are pictures, videos, sound files, and lots of information. Check out the third slide. It has two videos with it - one of the Virgin River flowing as usual and one of it during a flash flood. Pretty impressive! The sixth slide is a great view of the first leg of the hike. I think my friend Suzanne will really like the seventh slide. My personal favourite is the tenth slide with Walter's Wiggles. :)
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| The chains people hold onto while climbing Angels Landing |
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| The narrow bit up to Angels Landing |
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| Here I am at the top of Angels Landing |
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| These are Terri's friends who hiked up Angels Landing with me |
Debbie, Kanta, John, Dom, and Terri
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| This is called Walter's Wiggles. Love the name! |
We only had a week for our adventure, so unfortunately, this is all we got to do in Zion. I sure hope I get to go back one day!
Run hard, be strong, have fun.
Joe
Run hard, be strong, have fun.
Joe
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