Can you take me Higher…Day 11

Where Angels Land

Our plans to hike The Narrows were let down when we found out from the Zion Adventure Outfitters that the river was flowing too high for us to hike it. Not to be deterred we set out to hike up to Emerald Pools and Angels Landing. For anyone that is challenged by heights or extreme grades and cliffs you could potentially fall off of, Angels Landing will be a true test. At it’s crest Angel’s Landing is a little over 1400 feet. My brother Gregory and my Husband Eric were the only two to make it to the top. Wes came in a close 2nd and I was 3rd. Both Wes and I made it to approximately 1100 feet, Last but not least Lorie made it to about 900 feet, only because everyone else was already descending by then. She was a really big help of encourgement for me on the heights issue. No small feat seeing as how I am very challenged by heights. I just about lost my lunch when I viewed Gregory’s pics later and saw that he sat right on the edge of the cliff. The last leg of this hike you have to use the aid of a chain to hang onto. But oh what a view…

So lets go there
Lets make our escape
Come on; lets go there
Lets ask can we stay?
Can you take me higher?
To the place where blind men see
Can you take me higher?
To the place with golden streets (Creed..Higher)