I ran down to Zion today to do some hiking. I hiked the Observation Point trail. It starts at Weeping Rock and works it way up 2200 ft over 4 miles to a plateau overlooking the canyon floor. The view was spectacular. Because of the recent rain, the clouds were still hanging pretty low and it was like I was nearly hiking in the clouds.On my way back down from Observation Point I noticed a fork in the trail that said, "NPS Boundary - 2.5 Miles". The trail wasn't on any maps that I had ever seen before and is not otherwise mentioned in any of the park literature. "NPS Boundary" didn't sound all that exciting, but I couldn't help but wonder what hidden secrets were to be found on this uncharted trail.
Could this be the elusive "secret ranger hike" that Chris and I had speculated about? I had to find out for myself. So, I hiked a 5 mile roundtrip to find out that the trail indeed led to nothing more than the edge of the park. In case you are wondering, it's a big barbed wire fence. Now I know :)
I brought my iPod with me on the trip but I forgot to bring the earbuds. So, it didn't really do me any good while I was hiking. It was kind of scary to be left alone with nothing but my thoughts for 6 hours straight. No good can come of that :) I spent a lot of time thinking about Alabama. Go figure?!?! :)
The pictures are here.
2 comments:
Cool pictures, as usual.
But what's in Alabama???
Thanks. I can't take the credit though. In a place as beautiful as Zion you just need to point you camera and click to get a cool picture.
The question is not 'what' but 'who' is in Alabama. Rosey is in Alabama and that is what was on my mind all day as I was hiking.
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