Tag Archives: Utah

Across The Great Divides

On June 20, a humid Wednesday in the District of Columbia, I schlepped my internal frame pack, my daypack and a carry-on, all exploding with two weeks worth of clothes and camping gear, to Baltimore Washington International Airport. Two bumpy rides later, I landed in an even hotter, but dry, Denver. My first real vacation [...]

The Narrows

“There is no maintained trail; the route is the river,” is part of the description of the Narrows on the Zion National Park Web site. And that is certainly accurate. One gets to the Zion Narrows by simply jumping into the Virgin River at the end of the Riverside Walk trail, a very easy one-mile [...]

Angels Landing

As I said before, our day at Zion was my favorite on the trip. The Narrows stole my heart, but the Angels Landing hike after lunch was amazing on its on. Starting at the valley floor, Angels Landing is two and half miles one direction, and it feels straight up. There is an elevation gain [...]