2017Aug Angels Landing Trail, Zion NP by Willis Chung

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2017Aug Angels Landing Trail, Zion NP

By Willis Chung
Sep 04, 2017
118 Photos

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2017Aug Angels Landing Trail, Zion NP

Sep 04, 2017
118 Photos

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Looking west from Zion Lodge in the morning

Ridgeline along west wall of valley, Zion Lodge

Zion Lodge grounds, looking west

Zion Lodge grounds, looking west, superwide view

After shuttle ride to start of Angels Landing trail

Reading the signs at the start of the trail

Challenging lighting, with the rising sun kissing the tops of the western wall of the canyon

Crossing the Virgin River in Zion Canyon

Looking downstream along the Virgin River in Zion Canyon

Virgin River at the start of the Angels Landing trail, early morning

Walking upstream along the Virgin River in Zion Canyon, the flat part of the hike to Angels Landing

Peggy finding some young Indian Paintbrush

Young indian paintbrush

Peggy and I at the banks of the Virgin River in Zion Canyon

Looking north along the Virgin River

Young indian paintbrush

Looks like turrets along the ridge to the west along the flat part of the Angels Landing trail

Trees on the eastern ridge

Prickly pear flowers

Sun coming up on the knife ridge to the north.

Shadow of the eastern ridge on the western wall of Zion Canyon.

Still on the flat part of the Angels Landing trail to the west of the Virgin River.

One illuminated ridge on the east wall

This might be prickly-leaf dogweed, but I'm not sure

Oops, not the right leaves for prickly-leaf dogweed.

Superwide view of prickly pear.

White blooms on a prickly pear

Pale evening primrose

Pale evening primrose being blown by the wind

Still can't figure out what these flowers are! Maybe asters?

Fall of goliath. Appears to be a dead oil beetle

Virgin River, with the park road on the cliff above the river.

We are starting to get to the moderate part of the climb, looking like ants on the hill.

More prickly pear flowers

Prickly pear leaf edge-on.

Looking south along the Angels Landing trail.

Looking to the east from the western wall of the canyon, starting to climb.

Peggy spotted this guy in the bushes next to the trail.

Great texture on this dead tree along the trail.

Looking at the hikers on the switchbacks above us.

Most of the way up the first set of switchbacks, looking back down to the south.

Peggy getting some photos of the canyon.

Other hikers ahead of us at the end of the first moderate section of the climb.

Getting towards the end of the first moderate climb in an amazing groove cut into the hillside.

Zion Canyon looking south, from the turn into Refrigerator Canyon.

Climbing through Refrigerator Canyon.

The bridge crossing Refrigerator Canyon.

Zion canyon seen through the slot of Refrigerator Canyon.

A nice looking group of German hikers

Coming out of Refrigerator Canyon to the start of Walter's Wiggles, a set of steep switchbacks.

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