we are going to break out what has been going on across several posts.
Considering we were going to be living in Texas for a few months, we decided that we needed to get used to warmer weather. So back in january, we decided to spend a week or so in the Zions National Park area getting used to being a little warm and a little hot.
We found a small Bed and Breakfast online called Amber Inn and it was just perfect, right in Rockville so we didn't have to deal with all the touristy stuff of Springdale, but close enough to Zions to get there and beat the traffic.
Nida, the owner was a taller than me Lithuanian woman who had dyed her hair bright orange and loved to talk. She was fun as she showed us the room and as we payed for our stay. It was a great Bed and Breakfast.
Speaking of breakfast, she cooked us french toast with cream cheese in-between two of the slices. It was delicious, and we ate it all.
Zions was wonderful, They are about 175% of normal for water down there so everything is very green. The green of the plants against the orange and red of the rocks is a photographers paradise. it was about 75-80 degrees, so not very hot, and we came when the park was free for the week so we saved about $50 getting in and out of the park.
The first day we decided to get the hard hike out of the way so we hiked Angels Landing. While hiking we were both were suffering from lack of air as the trail switched back on itself for what seemed an unnecessarily long number of times, fortunately the views were amazing and it gave us an excuse to stop and take "Photographs", aka breaks. Those "Photographs" prepared us for what was coming up next, a thin neck of rock that connected Scout Lookout to Angels Landing itself. The hike at this part was really enjoyable, and it was comforting to know that we had around 1,000 feet of air on either side of us to cushion our fall. Some how I did not find comfort in the cushioning or the chain that we clung to.
As I lagged behind in this part of the hike, Lindsey enjoyed her time by swinging on the chain over small breaks in the trail and hopping around on the rocks like some sort of curly haired, hatted, mountain goat. After half a mile or so of galloping around on the sheer cliff walls of Angles Landing the cute curly haired Mountain Goat made it to the top, followed shortly by her handsome rugged traveling companion. The views up and down the canyon were wonderful, and they were accented nicely by the soft breeze that was blowing.
The hike down was a lot easier than the hike up, I promise. in fact it was so easy that we both held hands and kind of jogged down the whole trail. Every now and then we passed another couple that was hiking down and they saw us and decided to join in. By the end we had about 5 couples jogging down the trail with us. Fortunately for us, cute mountain goats and rugged men are very sure of foot.
Weeping rock was next and we got dripped on a lot by the water seeping from the rock. There was a sign indicating that the water was unsafe to drink from because it was full of Giardia (sp?). So we didn't drink any, even though lindsey looked thirsty.
We took a lot of photos of this part of the trail because of how wonderful it looked up canyon right next to the Giardia infested waterfall.
The hike down was hard, we were both very tired from our excursions that day and our legs were complaining just about as loud as they could. Fortunately we were done for the day and could head back to Amber Inn.
We will try to get some photos up soon. Texas is hot and humid.
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