Zion National Park in Utah

September 07, 2004  •  Leave a Comment

In 2004, a group of friends and I traveled to southern Utah and I saw Zion National Park for the first time.  They all hiked The Narrows from top to bottom.  Someone had to drop them off, so I volunteered.  While they were hiking, I decided to give one of the other trails a try.  I chose Angels Landing.  At the last minute, I decided to take my point-and-shoot Olympus Camedia D580.  I think this was the first time I realized what a wonderful tool the camera is.  It's been a wild ride ever since!
 

Angels Landing Trail   View from the top of Angels Landing The last half mile of Angels Landing
 

After hiking Angels Landing, I went on over to the Narrows to meet my friends.  They were not there yet, so I hiked up the Narrows several miles and finally met them.  The Narrows is not really a trail, rather you hike through the Virgin River.  Had I been better prepared for this I would have had water shoes, but instead I had my boots which quickly became waterlogged and a burden.  I ended up doing most of the 10 mile round trip hike barefoot!
 

The following picture is a few miles up the river and is the narrowest part of the hike.  You could nearly reach out and touch both of the walls and I imagine those walls were 500-1000 feet tall on both sides.  Zion National Park is quite an amazing place!
 

The Narrows
 


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