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Day 25. Zion National Park, UT

Yesterday: Day 24. Cedar City, UT to Zion National Park, UT
Tomorrow: Day 26. Zion National Park, UT to Fredonia, AZ

3 September, 2003 -- Day 25.
Zion National Park, UT
0 miles
842 miles to date.

  • The Story

    Today's story really comes in the form of the pictures down below. I
    went on two hikes today. In the morning, I climbed to "Hidden
    Canyon", which was a 2 miles hike climbing around 850 feet. After a
    quick lunch, I then set out on the "Angels Landing" hike, a 5 mile
    hike climbing 1500 feet which takes you out to the very end of a cliff
    only after hiking along some sections no more than 3 feet wide with
    1300 foot sheer dropoffs on either side. The weather forecast called
    for temperatures into the 100s today and much of this second hike was
    not shaded. I sit here at my campsite at about 7pm and am definitely
    still a little dehydrated.

    Oh yeah, I did all of this hiking in my Nike Poobah Mountain Biking
    SPD Shoes (cleats clapping the whole day...), circa 1995. Yes I have
    blisters now.


  • Tomorrow

    I have let tomorrow be verry flexible (I just need to make it to Grand
    Canyon by the 7th). I will definitely leave Zion tomorrow (although I
    am sure I will be sore from hiking when I wake up!), making the cross
    into Arizona. I will pull-up for the night either in Fredonia (45
    miles), or climb up to Jacob Lake (75 miles with a TON of climbing),
    or if I feel especially good, will roll on down the hill from Jacobs
    Lake into Cliff Dwellers (110+ miles).


  • Snapshots

    Zion National Park -- on the climb to Hidden Canyon, the views were breathtaking. Zion National Park -- on the climb to Hidden Canyon, the views were breathtaking. Zion National Park -- on the climb to Hidden Canyon, don't fall.
    Zion National Park -- hidden canyon Zion National Park -- hidden canyon Zion National Park -- hidden canyon
    Zion National Park -- decending from Hidden Canyon, some people on the trail ahead of me. Zion National Park Zion National Park -- these guys were all over the place.
    Zion National Park -- on the climb to Angels Landing Zion National Park -- on the climb to Angels Landing Zion National Park -- from the top of Angels Landing
    Zion National Park -- from the top of Angels Landing Zion National Park -- from the top of Angels Landing Zion National Park -- from the top of Angels Landing
    Zion National Park -- SLED kickin-it at the campsite while i was out hiking (he was jealous).

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