This weekend was one to just get away--I'd had a hard week and my roommate Mindy decided we should take a trip away. So, we went to St. George to "get out of dodge." My friend Bo lives in St. George and decided he was going to take us hiking.
When we got up Saturday, Mindy and I had talked about possible hikes we could do. But, we had slept in a little late for doing Angel's Landing (we wanted to do that one to do a hard, scary thing). But--it was over 80 degrees when we were moving around at 10:00 am. We decided that wasn't the best idea in the busy, hot part of the day. My friend Bo suggested we hike to Observation Point. He said, "Oh, I've done it before--it's 4 miles to the top...(meaning 8 miles round trip--did we think that through?). So we said okay.
Starting out we were energetic and full of excitement to get to the top.
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| The top is the part in the middle where the white part is with the trees... |
We began hiking and passed many switchbacks--some within minutes of each other. There were so many different features to this trail from slot canyons, really dry looking deserts and even some green areas. It was beautiful and breathtaking. But--tiring--very steep in some places. I remember one point where we past a woman coming down and Greg asked her if we were close. She rolled her eyes and sarcastically said, "no." At that point I think we had a rough 2 miles to go to get to the top still. But--once we finally did it--it was totally worth it.
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| A future arch? |
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| The top--we were trying to get there |
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| My favorite wildflower--indian paintbrush |
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| a view out the canyon from down lower on the trail |
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| the walls were so huge! |
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| So many different rock formations |
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| Greg and Bo leading the way |
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| This part was so green! |
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| breathtaking! |
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| so many trees in this desert area |
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| lots of different mesas and flat areas |
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| A view of Angel's Landing on the way up |
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| We were getting close! |
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| The view from the top! It was so rewarding! |
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| Bo, Greg, Mindy and I felt very accomplished for our 4 miles--then we remembered we had 4 more to do... |
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| The trail from above |
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| 6,508 feet above sea level--and we did it! |
On the way down--we told ourselves that we deserved Oscars...a place that serves Mexican and Burgers out side of the park. And it was totally worth it. Best food ever--especially after hiking like that
Doing hard things makes you stronger--especially if it involves hiking 8 miles. Thanks Bo, Greg, and Mindy for making me stronger this weekend!
