Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
The Narrows
I thought I might update the ol' blog for a worthy event. Yesterday Logan and I hiked the narrows in Zion National Park with my dad, Logan's brother Spencer, and our friend Tim Huntzinger. We had the time of our lives! I definitely plan to go hike this thing as many times as I can while living in St. George and only 40 minutes from the most beautiful place I can imagine.
This hike was, in my opinion, incredibly difficult. You basically hike in the water the whole time along a rocky riverbed through a windy canyon. There are points where you have to navigate through shoulder deep water that is ICE cold (we're talking PAINFUL cold) and very swift currents. Good rubber shoes and a walking stick (two walking sticks if you're cool like me) are essential. Don't be like the guy we saw in jeans and holding a to-go cup of coffee trying to cross over rapids. Just don't.
If you're ever headed through St. G and feel like making a quick detour to Zion, let us know! We're totally experts now, whatever that means....
And now for some pics.
On the trail to get to some real action.
I chose a very unflattering shirt for this trip. Cool.
A fun squirrel!
Our first plunge into the ice! Fake happy.
Now for some honest reactions. Dad and Spencer getting through one of the deepest stretches. We all know how sensitive Dad is to the cold....
Snack break. PB&J on white bread never tasted so good.
Yes. One of my walking sticks is a piece of pvc pipe and the other looks like a grandpa cane.
Somebody help that old guy!!! Hehe. Dad did awesome. Better than me, that's for sure. I definitely almost fell on my head a few times. He probably didn't even need help, but Tim, Spencer and Logan were so great and backed him up the whole time!
Come to think of it, his backpack held our only camera... :)
Best time ever!
This hike was, in my opinion, incredibly difficult. You basically hike in the water the whole time along a rocky riverbed through a windy canyon. There are points where you have to navigate through shoulder deep water that is ICE cold (we're talking PAINFUL cold) and very swift currents. Good rubber shoes and a walking stick (two walking sticks if you're cool like me) are essential. Don't be like the guy we saw in jeans and holding a to-go cup of coffee trying to cross over rapids. Just don't.
If you're ever headed through St. G and feel like making a quick detour to Zion, let us know! We're totally experts now, whatever that means....
And now for some pics.
On the trail to get to some real action.
I chose a very unflattering shirt for this trip. Cool.
A fun squirrel!
Our first plunge into the ice! Fake happy.
Now for some honest reactions. Dad and Spencer getting through one of the deepest stretches. We all know how sensitive Dad is to the cold....
Snack break. PB&J on white bread never tasted so good.
Yes. One of my walking sticks is a piece of pvc pipe and the other looks like a grandpa cane.
Somebody help that old guy!!! Hehe. Dad did awesome. Better than me, that's for sure. I definitely almost fell on my head a few times. He probably didn't even need help, but Tim, Spencer and Logan were so great and backed him up the whole time!
Come to think of it, his backpack held our only camera... :)
Best time ever!
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