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Friday, June 25, 2010

Observation Point: Conquered!

But not in the way you might think...

I have wanted to hike to Observation Point in Zion National Park for a long time. It is one of the highest points in the whole park. You look down on Angel's Landing, which is the most famous hike in the park. You can see everything from up there. (At least everything in the "Main" Canyon.) I really, REALLY wanted to see that.
The only hike I knew of was 8.6 miles (round trip).Climbing 2500 feet (and then descending again).
A little intense.

I begged Dann to go with me on our last trip. His back said, "No way!" and the rest of him pretty much agreed.

Somehow I stumbled on a blog that had backcountry trails.
Observation Point via the East Rim of Zion. Instead of climbing 2500 feet, its about 200 feet. Instead of 8.6 miles round trip, its 6 miles round trip.

I am so excited that I found a way to see observation point, without killing me (or Dann).


It was UH-MAZE-ING!
The pictures don't even BEGIN to do it justice.

2 comments:

  1. Holy Moley! I almost wish I could do that! Way to go though! I'm so happy for you!

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  2. That's way cool. I'm not hardcore enough to do it, but that is an amazing view.

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