The first day we set up camp and drove around a bit checking things out. There is one trail in the park that dogs are allowed on, so Jada and Ally got a little bit of exercise too.
Day 2 we were going to do the Angel's Landing hike, but after seeing there was no room in either parking lot at the trailhead, we decided on hiking to Emerald pools instead.
The 3rd day we got up at 6:30am, were at the trailhead of Angel's Landing at 7:30am and were the 2nd and 3rd person to summit that morning. It was perfect. The last .5 mile is basically a "one way" route due to how narrow and exposed it is. I would not want to be on there with other people travelling up or down. Anyway, we were on our way back to the car, and counted at least 30-40 people on their way up!
Day 4 we woke to rain, wind, and cool temps. Packed up and headed further south....... Getting closer to baja!!!
The pictures below are of Angel's Landing.
At the bottom after the sketchy .5 mile climb up!
This is the spine (.5mi), to the top of Angel's Landing.
Looking back down the spine we just climbed
Just don't look down!
Proof that I was on this hike. :)
On our way up to Angel's Landing
Cool, winding trail on approach
View! (Angel's Landing)
Steve calls this next hike "our aborted Angel's Landing hike". Actually it's called Emerald Pools. Angel's Landing was so crowded, we saved it for the next day, and tried this one instead. It was nice, but the "pools" weren't much to look at. I think they may be better in the spring with more snow melt and runoff. Still a fun hike among the "walls" of rock.
View on approach to the Emerald Pools
Weaving through the "walls"....
Even our campground had incredible views!
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