So I had never been to Zion before and realized after talking to people (”Did you hike Angel’s Landing?… Did you go to Hidden Canyon?”) that this is an intimate part of Mormon culture. Hello?? Where have I been all my life? Well, I know why people like it. It is amazing!! And a great workout.
When we read in the brochure about Angel’s Landing, there was this clip art of a guy falling off the edge. Call me crazy, but that just screams “DANGEROUS” to me. Add that to a woman who came down saying how terrifying it was, and I braced myself for the worst. The second we got the chains I clung to them while Brett leapt from rock to rock hands free. Sweet Brett kept trying to offer me a hand only to be given a bristly brush off. I admit. I trusted the chains more. I managed to the top with little drama, enjoyed the views, and realized on the way down that it wasn’t as bad as I had led myself to believe!
To find out more about our trip click on the pictures to right, or click here.
Megan
That’s what you get for going to a liberal hippie school in CA instead of going to Utah like every other good Mormon. And I demand recompense for being brushed off! I think dinners for one week ought to work.
I have a shirt from angel’s Landing. It reads: “If you can read this shirt, pull me back on the trail”. It’s written upside down!
I was scared out of my mind on that trail. I wouldn’t go past the chains area. Even so, it is still an awesome hike and quite the calorie burner!