Tuesday, December 04, 2007

West Rim of Snow (Dec 2007)

Zion's West Rim trail is one of my favorites, especially when there is fresh snow up high! This 12 mile round-trip hike climbs from the floor of the canyon 3,000' up to the rim. This hike is hard enough without having to posthole through a foot of snow along semi-narrow ledges...in shorts no less!




On the way up and down, you pass by Angel's Landing.














These steep 'ledges' really aren't that narrow, but if the trail were a sheet of ice, it would be treacherous!










View south from the West Rim. The East Temple in the distance.

1 comment:

Lon and Kaye Nally said...

Wow! Everything looks liks a "calendar" shot. Beautiful, beautiful! Fun to picture you galavanting all over that gorgeous territory! Love you......

 
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