Sunday, April 18, 2010

April 18th 2010 Mostly pics of our Zions Trip

The last of the ice sculpture 4/17

Scouts Rest on the way to Angels Landing in Zions National
Park.  That is a river and a highway, way down there.
The hike starts down at the river.

Bev, after hiking 1200 vertical feet at Scouts Rest

Lexie and McCade at Scouts Rest

Kliff and Bev at Scouts Rest looking north

Lexie leaving Scouts Rest and heading to Angels Landing
Bev doing the switch backs to Angels Landing
She is smiling because she is going down.

Bev at the water fall at upper emerald pools


Bev, Lexie and Kliff hiking down from Upper Emerald Pool

Kliff and Bev at Middle Emerald Pool
The water falls off the ledge behind us into the lower pool

Bev 400 vertical feet into the hike to Observation Point
The waterfall's source is a stream that we hike next to
in Echo Canyon
Kliff at the same point in the hike as Bev's picture
Echo Canyon!!  The scenery is fantastic!!!!
Observation Point looking DOWN on Angels Landing
It is the mountain in front in the picture
It is hazy looking because it is SNOWING!!!
Observation Point.  The lowest spot of Angels Landing
on the right of the picture is where the first pictures of Scouts Rest
were taken.  The hike started at the river below.  Approx 2500 vertical feet
in 4 miles.  8 miles round trip.  It was worth it.!!!

5 comments:

Vicki said...

Looks a lot different than your trips to sunny beaches but very interesting landscape. Hope my boys see it, my son Hyrum loves that kind of scenery and has always wanted me to take a trip down there with him in the spring or fall. Are you guys just always in shape for that sort of thing or did you have a program to get in shape for it for awhile before hand? Keep posting, I'm such an armchair traveler that I really enjoy such.

Vicki said...

OK, don't know why that comment says it is from MOM-that is what I use on my kids blogs but didn't think it was going to come out that way on this one. I'll have to learn how to change that. Vicki

Billy and Megan said...

Looks beautiful. Love the pic of you and mom at the emerald pool. Super cute.

Pete n Desi Worle said...

I want to go there! You guys look like you had a bunch of fun. Love you!

Angie Wycherly said...

Looks like super fun. Do you remember when we were down there somewhere and we ended up getting in a red mud fight?