Leaving Zion and its wonder behind, we head north-east to Bryce Canyon national park. We get there in a few hours and set up camp in no time, we’re getting really good at it ;) We plan on having a nice camp fire tonight and it looks like a very good idea since it’ll be on the cold side tonight. Camp fire means s’more of course but also light painting and beer. All that activity keeps us warm and it’s a good thing because the temperature keeps on dropping. When we go to bed it’s below 0C…
Angels landing
Angels Landing, last stop before paradise. The name itself is as much a threat as a promise of a breathtaking view. And the least you can say is that it’s true on both accounts. But let’s back up a bit. After two days in the narrows and because we are people enjoying all the aspects of life, we went right away to the restaurant without even stopping for a shower. When the food arrive on the table, everyone fell silent for 5 good minutes which is unusual for such a large group ;)
The Narrows
You have two way of hiking the Narrows. The tourist way is about the lower section. The adventurer does the whole thing en 2 days. Needless to say our group chose the second option. After all the minor setback from yesterday and this morning, we’re finally in the bus for a 2 hour drive in the mountain to reach the beginning of the trail. It’s not that simple to reach it actually. The region is dug by countless canyons and we drive on roads excavated from the cliff. It’s a bit scary but the views are amazing.
Prologue
Excitement had been growing day after day over the past few weeks. It was finally time. After countless conversations, excel spreadsheets with organizational details, gear needs, planning; after a the shopping frenzy, after having tested our tents in central park, it was finally time. We were not traveling on the same flight but we were able to gather rather easily at Las Vegas airport. The first step was to get our SUV for the week. In Las Vegas, rental companies are far from the airport so we have to take a bus to go there…