15 September 2008

Family Outing

We went to Zion's National Park for Labor Day weekend and it was amazing. We met Alex and Morgan in Southern Utah and then carpooled into the park. We got a nice campsite right next to the visitors center and tram station. The weather was nice; it was really hot, which made the freezing cold river feel really good.

The first day, we hiked to Angels Landing. It was crazy scary! Some parts of the trail have cliffs on both sides, and the final half-mile ascent is frightening. But it was so beautiful and peaceful at the top. Definitely worth it (considering none of us fell off).





The next day we tried to get permits to hike the Narrows, but were unsuccessful. There are no regulations governing the Narrows from the bottom side, so we started there instead and hiked in for a few hours. It was beautiful.




We saw lots of deer, a few turkeys, and tons of foreigners. Nobody got hurt and we all had a blast. Hopefully we'll have more outings like this soon.