Angel's Landing Hike, Zion National Park

The Sign at the start of the Angel's Landing trail shows a figure falling from a cliff. The warning reads "falls from cliffs have resulted in death." That's how I knew right from the start that we were going to be going up and that we had definitely chosen the right hike.

The start of the trail was difficult as you were constantly climbing higher and higher, especially with sore legs from yesterday's bike ride. About half way to the top, it levels out for about a quarter mile and you can catch you breath before heading into "The Wiggles" which are about 15 cutback where you zig zags up as if you were climbing very steep stairs. Once to the top of the wiggles, the fun really begins.

It levels out to an amazing view. However, the summit is still about 30mins away for a fast hiker/climber. There is a very narrow trail with a 500ft drop off to one side and an 800 ft drop off to the other. They are kind enough to have one chain along the trail to hold onto if you need some extra stability. It was an amazing view the entire time (or at least when you weren't looking down for your next step). I will be posting photos of the hike soon, but neither Justin or I brought our digital cameras and will need to have our disposable camera developed before I can post images.

Zion is definitely one of the top national parks I have been too (which are admittedly very few), and this hike has some of the best view and the most exhilarating drop offs I have seen in a while.