Angel's Landing and Hidden Canyon

We started the day with some amazing crapes that kept us full all day.  Mine was chicken, bacon, spinach, onion, mushroom and bell pepper sauce.  Jeff had eggs, bacon, avocado, tomato, hollandaise.  And huge hot cocoas!

Today's hike included two Zion classics, Angel's Landing and Hidden Canyon.

Angel's landing is a steep 2 mile assent up crazy little switchbacks.  It then splits off to an insane narrow trail that literally drops off 1500 feet on one side and 800 feet on the other and in places is a tiny ridge only three feet wide.  There are chains linking the trail in places that you can cling to in order to feel a little safer.  It's the most crazy and scary real trail that I have ever hiked.  I'm not entirely sure how its still legal.  I was fine with all of the rappels yesterday and scrambling along the creek bed but Angel's Landing had me pretty spooked in places and I almost turned back.  It is one heck of a view!  More than 270' of sheer drop hundreds to thousands of feet below.  It is pretty exposed and impressive.

We followed that up with another steep assent up Hidden Canyon.  This trail also had chains in places but after Angel's Landing was a walk in the park.  It offered some pretty views. The fall foliage along  the trail was spectacular.  

Our total mileage for the day was 7 with 2350-ish feet of elevation gain.  In other words, lots of up.  We felt  like we got some good hiking in for out supposed easy day - lol.  

We topped the day off with more wine, crackers, cheese and fruit.  Yum!

See the narrow ridge in the middle of the picture?  That's what we walked across.

The top of the cliff on the right is Angel's Landing, where we went.

Chains on the way down to hold on to.

The view from the landing.




View from the river at the bottom.




Hidden Canyon Hike.


Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 26, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    The photos are national geographic worthy and it does look pretty spooky.

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