Hello fellow readers! I have many new pictures and Exploring filled blog posts in the works. In an effort to keep this page updated and fresh I am skipping ahead of several trips to my recent ten day vacation. I went home --to Wyoming to see family and friends for the first time in six years. Way to long- for sure! After so long gone, I had to dig out a hoodie for the flight home, and was a little alarmed when the pilot announced that it was 45 outside when I first flew into Billings Montana. I even found some snow at the top of the Rockie Mountains. Than I spent some more time in Montana --flew into Viva Las Vegas the night after the horrendous shooting off the strip. Took some time to hike with my buddy all around MT Zion --and very slowly went back home. This trip was not well planned at all----and I like having everything planed down to the last detail. More on all of this of course very soon! For quicker updates and more pictures and Exploring Please check out my long running blog page at www.wyomingjack.blogspot.com Please also check out past trips around Wyoming and beyond on this very Exploring blog page. On this trip I easily took over 300 pictures, so lots of posts to come! Please be patient. ;) And share this page when you enjoy what you see!
Tonight I share our hike through MT Zion National Park. Near the end of my journey. But definitely worth sharing. Plus I have the fewest pictures from this part of the trip. So a some what short post to get me back in the grove of posting. This part of the trip was simply amazing. And I hope that some of the grand yer of everything shows in my pictures. This trip was early on a Tuesday in hopes of being around few fellow visitors. We had left Vegas very early and drove around the Mandalay Bay Casino, still mostly blocked off by police. We drove right past the windows that were broken out for the crazed mad man --to do his shooting spree just days before. I really wanted to get a picture of the windows, but the cops were still out in full force and many of them, were still, understandably on edge. So I refrained from getting any pictures. I feared stopping the rental car, jumping out, pulling out my camera and being tackled by a nervous officer. And being quoted as saying "I just wanted a clear shot." on the evening news. Anyways more on all that later. And the all out strange vibes during our Vegas part of the trip. We drove the two hours ---past the shooters home town in Utah. The park was full. Even on a week day. In fact after paying our entrance fees ---we had to return back down the hill to park. Luckily tram/busses service the entire area. The entry fees were pretty steep it seemed, about $30 bucks but it was well worth it.
Near the entrance. Hard to see in this picture, but all padlocks. While we were waiting for the tram up to the start of our hike, we leaned that the hike we were planning to take was closed for maintenance. It really does seem imposable to escape construction, no matter where we Explore! So we quickly formed a new plan. The line was long, even early. But it only took about thirty minutes to get on a bus.
My friend while waiting for the bus.
Holding out full information packet.
At the start of our trail
Originally we were going to the top of Angels Landing.
I enjoy a great sign.
Especially one with a great back drop.
A fall warning and warning about feeding animals.
Early in the trail before we became winded and were still in great spirits.
How come all the best views are always up hill?
Water!
A short ways up.
Pointing out how far the trip down might be.
And quick if we went that route.
Attempt to show our final rise and the steep switch backs in the trail.
O what a view!
The top of the center rock is where our hike would have took us.
Our stop.
For the view and some grub.
As soon as we sat chipmunks came from all around because they knew we had food.
My buddy kept calling them wild gerbils!
Back at the bottom.
We decided to Explore more and went along the river
back to the information center.
I was a bit surprised to not spot a single fish in
the crystal clear water.
What a back drop!
As always
HAPPY TRAILS!!
Next a bit of Exploring around Wyoming and beyond!
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