We spent this week camping and hiking in Zions National Park in Southern Utah. We have been wanting to get down there for a while to take advantage of all the parks "beauty and grandure" (Matt's word choice). Anyway, we went to St. George the first night and stayed in a hotel and had one last shower before we camped in the park for the next three days/ two nights.
We hiked Angels Landing, The Narrows, Emerald Pools, Weeping Rock and the Three Patriarchs. We had a good time and got a great workout! Angels landing and the Narrows were our favorites Angels landing is a 2000 foot vertical climb in 2 miles and the last 1/2 mile of trail is only 3-4 feet wide with plunging cliffs on both sides of you! The narrows was a flatter hike but it was in the water (Virgin River) most of the time between two sandstone cliffs. It was pretty crazy but a lot of fun. Here are some pics of the hikes.
Matt using the chain to hike up the Angels Landing cliffs
Karate Kid (I was seriously so scared while I was taking this pic...if he would have fallen, I would be a widow)
Meditating at the top of Angels Landing (you can see how high up he is by how small the bottom of the canyon roads look...I was scared!)
Me with the 3 foot wide Angels Landing trail behind me. Woot! We did it!
You know you are impressed!!
Both of us on top of AL
Matt in the Narrows
On the way up to AL ...I was beat at this point!
Me in the Narrows
Posing for a pics by the Emerald Pools (We were not too impressed by the EP...they were more like Emerald Puddles)
It was a great little vacation...next stop Oahu, Hawaii. Apparently I don't think "outside of the box" enough when it comes to vacations since I am dragging Matt to Hawaii for the third time now but our neighbors wanted to go and I just jumped at the chance to head back over there so we will be taking off in a couple weeks for the islands. At least this time we are trying out a different island right?
PS...this is my 100th post! Blogging Rocks My Socks!!
We hiked Angels Landing, The Narrows, Emerald Pools, Weeping Rock and the Three Patriarchs. We had a good time and got a great workout! Angels landing and the Narrows were our favorites Angels landing is a 2000 foot vertical climb in 2 miles and the last 1/2 mile of trail is only 3-4 feet wide with plunging cliffs on both sides of you! The narrows was a flatter hike but it was in the water (Virgin River) most of the time between two sandstone cliffs. It was pretty crazy but a lot of fun. Here are some pics of the hikes.
Matt using the chain to hike up the Angels Landing cliffs
Karate Kid (I was seriously so scared while I was taking this pic...if he would have fallen, I would be a widow)
Meditating at the top of Angels Landing (you can see how high up he is by how small the bottom of the canyon roads look...I was scared!)
Me with the 3 foot wide Angels Landing trail behind me. Woot! We did it!
You know you are impressed!!
Both of us on top of AL
Matt in the Narrows
On the way up to AL ...I was beat at this point!
Me in the Narrows
Posing for a pics by the Emerald Pools (We were not too impressed by the EP...they were more like Emerald Puddles)
It was a great little vacation...next stop Oahu, Hawaii. Apparently I don't think "outside of the box" enough when it comes to vacations since I am dragging Matt to Hawaii for the third time now but our neighbors wanted to go and I just jumped at the chance to head back over there so we will be taking off in a couple weeks for the islands. At least this time we are trying out a different island right?
PS...this is my 100th post! Blogging Rocks My Socks!!
6 comments:
That looks like a lot of fun. Oh and by the way....you are so skinny! Please let me in on your secret!! :)
Okay, my hands are all sweaty after looking at those pictures. FREAK ME OUT! Glad you are still alive and not smashed under some rock somewhere.
Looks like fun! Have fun in Hawaii. Lucky you!
Tatum you adventurous girl you- that looked like sooo much fun! I love the Karate Kid picture of Matt. Hey and so Hawaii again hey? That is so great- Bri and I want to make it a goal to go within the next year- you up for another trip?? :)
wow looks like you had fun. it looks scary to me but it would be way fun. I'm glad you guys are having fun.
What pretty pictures :) I would have been freaking out with that Karate Picture, EEEK.
Have fun in Hawaii I am totally jealous of all your fun travels.
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