October 22, 2017
Waking up
to knowing I would not be in Bryce anymore to look at the stars a night I was
bummed, but going to Zion today I was excited! Doing the research and planning
the week was just making me want to come more and more. We start our drive into
Zion and my eyes lite up like kids at a candy store. Seeing the mesas when we
first arrived and driving through the one miles long tunnel I was smiling ear
to ear. (P.s. there’s a dead spider on this page, right about this spot.) Every
turn I took, every look up, the beauty of the sandstone took me away with the
iron giving the rock that red tint. We made our way to our campground, which
was very cool, due to the cacti, I think but is very tight corridors. We hung out
at the camp for a while, while Kara, Boz and Jeff went to town to get Kara some
hiking shoes for her tendinitis. We couldn’t wait no more so Chris and I took
our group on a hike, but first we took a shuttle. That’s where I dared everyone
to do the limbo and Emma of course tried, while Chris and a few others shared
Sean’s chew five gum dare and truths along the way. We make it to our stop
where we all stick together and start our hike to upper Emerald pools. But at
the trailhead a dew of us had to take our pants off to continue in the heat.
Once we had layers off we set off on our hike. We passed over a bridge that
looked out to the Mountains, with the creek flowing through. The further we got
the more colorful the trees became with reds, oranges, yellows, greens, and
some blue from the juniper berries. We made it half way to the little waterfall
which was more of drips but still beautiful. Once at the top we enjoyed the
view.
“When the peak is worth reaching,
the climb won’t be easy. You can’t grow without growing pains. It’s impossible
to get to your success by skipping the process. Just because everything isn’t
going right, doesn’t mean your path is wrong.” Trent Shelton
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