Angels Landing

I had the opportunity to go on a once in a lifetime trip October 12-19th. It was amazing. My uncle Lou planned the trip and when I saw that it fell on my fall break (Thursday and Friday off of school) I invited myself along. It meant I took three personal days, which costs me some money, but it was worth it. Lou had just read about Walters Wiggles on Angels Landing in Backpacker Magazine and so he asked if that was a doable stop. Heck yes! I love Angels Landing. On Monday the 13th we entered Zion's National Park for the beginning of a week long adventure.

Before the hike. So excited to be out of the car. Me, My uncle Lou, and cousin Cody ready some fun.

The hike is 5.4 miles. There is a little more than  2 miles of relatively steep in the sun uphill switchbacks and then around a 1/2 mile of hiking on crazy cliffs over looking 3,000 to 4,000 foot drop offs. Like straight down drop offs. It is pretty crazy.

 Cody took a ton of pictures. I can't wait to see his. Here he is before the last 1/2 mile taking in the view.

This picture below is what you climb up to get to the top. It really does not show how far you would fall if you slipped off the edge.

 In my head the top of the rock was more flat. I was surprised when I got to the top. It was very different than I remembered. The views were just as amazing though!

Of course I had to take some selfie's on top. (Some day I will have kids and will hopefully never post a selfie again:)

I love the reflection in my glasses.

This next one is actually before the top.  I love my job but man you can't complain when this is your view on a Monday!

 The three of us on the top. I was really proud of Cody. He does not like heights. He was very cautious and not loving life on the way up or down, but he did it.

We could not have asked for better weather. It was a gorgeous day, very few people, and amazing views. It really is a long way down. Lou said it was one of the best hikes he has ever done, that is coming from a 67 year old man who has done a lot of hiking.

This was a great start to our week long trip. Unfortunately we did not have time to do anything else in Zion's. After Angel's Landing we headed to Flagstaff where we were staying for the night.