Zion National Park - Day 1
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pandora_parrotHello everyone! I'm writing this from Pioneer Lodge in Springdale, UT, just outside Zion National park. This is going to be our hotel for the next week, while we hike, rappel, and explore various routes in this park! I'm here with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
parmonster, auntysarah, zoeimogen, the_local_echo and cyberspice.
We stayed over in Las Vegas last night, so as to break up the driving a little bit. We arrived around 11AM today, and got our stuff situated at the hotel:
I was absolutely blown away by the scale of the place!
We quickly got our stuff together, did a bit of shopping, and then were heading out to hike hidden canyon by 1300 or 1400.
The first part of the hike was really killer. It was a 600 foot ascent in a pretty short distance.auntysarah got to the top first and was goading the rest of us on. :)
We had to do an approach hike first, which required us to walk past a few sheer cliffs, but nothing too bad. We also had a slight medical issue, which resulted incyberspice having to stop before actually entering hidden canyon and wait for us to return. Once we were in hidden canyon, it was this really neat little thing wedged between two tall mountains
We hiked a ways down the tiny canyon until we found a nice place to do some practice rappels at. We set up and each did several rappels down this short boulder.
Video ofparmonster doing the rappel!
We were definitely pooped when it was all done.
We got back, jumped in the hot tub, got some pizza and beer, did some laundry, and went to bed.
Tomorrow is another set of hikes. See you then.
parmonster, auntysarah, zoeimogen, the_local_echo and cyberspice.We stayed over in Las Vegas last night, so as to break up the driving a little bit. We arrived around 11AM today, and got our stuff situated at the hotel:
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| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
I was absolutely blown away by the scale of the place!
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| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
We quickly got our stuff together, did a bit of shopping, and then were heading out to hike hidden canyon by 1300 or 1400.
 |
| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
The first part of the hike was really killer. It was a 600 foot ascent in a pretty short distance.
auntysarah got to the top first and was goading the rest of us on. :) |
| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
We had to do an approach hike first, which required us to walk past a few sheer cliffs, but nothing too bad. We also had a slight medical issue, which resulted in
cyberspice having to stop before actually entering hidden canyon and wait for us to return. Once we were in hidden canyon, it was this really neat little thing wedged between two tall mountains |
| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
We hiked a ways down the tiny canyon until we found a nice place to do some practice rappels at. We set up and each did several rappels down this short boulder.
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| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
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| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
Video of
parmonster doing the rappel!We were definitely pooped when it was all done.
 |
| From Zion Day 1 - HIdden Canyon |
We got back, jumped in the hot tub, got some pizza and beer, did some laundry, and went to bed.
Tomorrow is another set of hikes. See you then.
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