The kid refused to share his beer with the deer. Ruth guards our campsite from the vicious wild animal.
Before we head up to Angels Landing we take a short detour to the Temple of Sinawava at the end of Zion Narrows.
He has something in the corner of his mouth.
Ruth refuses to share her Clif bar (it's chocolate coffee crunch) with the marauding squirrel even with it threatening to crawl up her shorts.
The end of Zion Narrows. (You see why it's "the end" and not "the start" later.)
Walkway to the end of the narrows.
4D!
Soft layer
I don't think he cares how beautiful Zion is. He just wants to know who stole his damn dung ball.
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Surely this tree has a name.
We stop by the camp before making the trek to the Angels Landing. It's a bit of a hike so we make sure to have lots of water and Clif Bars.
Hiking to Angel's Landing. Notice the groove cut into the wall of the canyon? That's part of the trail.
This is that groove.
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Tom
Ruth
More bee czar patterns.
The last quarter mile of the hike was the toughest.
The chains aren't just for looks.
They help keep you from doing that plummit thing.
Luke and Jen had planned on stopping here, but we convinced them to go to the top. They decided not to be outdone by a middle-aged couple and the goup of kids who just came from the top.
Of course, kids aren't afraid of anything and middle-aged folk feel the need to prove themselves.
Now that's a sheer precipice.
Looking back
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Hey! They passed us.
We're in no hurry.
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Not to the top yet
Looking back.
Down the canyon
Who are these people blocking the damn shot?
Ruth near a bit of a drop
The drop
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Down the canyon
Up the canyon
Our new buds
It's actually even scarier than it looks. Really.
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It's hard to tell from these two shots, but it drops about 1500 feet (450 m) (900 cubits) (250 fathoms) (20,000 leagues) on either side of this little narrow bridge rock.
That's the river on the right. (These two shots were hard to take without getting vertigo while looking through the viewfinder.)
Cool wood
Cool, a slide!
Nah...
Going back down was easier than coming up.
Another ape face
I wanted to take another shortcut, but Ruth wouldn't let me.
Angels landing from the bus stop.