Welcome to Chaos !!

Got to LA today.
Long drive from Vegas.
As always, got stuck in some slow traffic.......what a waste of time.
But happy to be here!

Today I had one hike in mind, Observation Point. That one is 8 miles round trip. That would be 12 kilometers.
I made it up and down with a 20 minute rest on top and stops for photos, in a little under 4 hours. It was a small personal challenge. And well worth it.
Fun, super scenic and gorgeous!
Here I am at the top of Observation Point, you can see Angel's Landing that is below me in the background. There were about 30 people up there, just relaxing, eating and taking in the scenery.


I know I will feel this hike in my leg muscles and my butt tomorrow, I love that feeling......



I want to return to Zion. I would love to do The Narrows, Hidden Canyon and one more hike up Angel's Landing.
What I also learned from this trip is that it is better/advisable, that you go hiking with people that are somewhat on your level, physically and mentally. I consider myself an average hiker and in average shape. I don't own any fancy hiker gear and walking sticks. Nor do I run up mountains.
But if you go with somebody that moves at the pace of a turtle, getting passed up by retired people in their 70's who walk faster and even obvious pregnant looking ladies......then it becomes annoying after a while.
Especially if that person freaks out on you when you want to go up a hike at your own, faster pace - so you can actually see what you came to see.
Amazingly enough, even with my "faster" pace I managed to enjoy myself immensely and take hundreds of nice photos.
Sometimes, waiting for others will limit what you will experience and achieve in life. I learned that a long time ago.

Zion means place of refuge or sanctuary......it's a very fitting description.
Let me tell you about my first day here.
Got up around 8 am and had some breakfast.
The first hike was the the Emerald Pools, all three pools. They are called Emerald Pools because of the greenish looking water. Beautiful!


After that I went to the beginning of the route to a hike called The Narrows. This is a hike that I read about a long time ago, it is voted to be one of the best in the world. You need to be equipped for The Narrows - I wasn't. 16 miles round trip, much of it through water. So I just dipped my feet in the freezing water, they got numb in less than a minute. Refreshing!


Then it was time for Weeping Rock. That one consists of is a quick uphill walk. It was now late afternoon and I still wanted to go up to Angels Landing. I did not have my cellphone on me so I wasn't for sure what time it was but I think I started walking the path leading up to Angels Landing a little before 5 pm. I was the only person going up there (due to the late start). The hike itself is spectacular . I got to the first section of the chains, the last 0.5 miles you hike holding on to chains because some parts are very steep, and decided to turn around safely before it started getting dark. Plus I did not want to scramble out to Angels Landing all alone hanging on to some chains for dear life. And I am scared of heights.


I had a wonderful day. Loved it. Here are some more pics. I took my first couple of self portraits with the self timer on my camera, it worked great.
And my new thing is to make a heart symbol with my hands, cute.

I got back from Zion like 4 hours ago. After some long phone conversations with Angelica and Mikey I am now too tired for anything else but sleep.
More about Zion soon!

Tatiana is in Zion, Utah with her friend Sonja.
It is super nice here. VERY nice! Tomorrow hiking.
We arrived today so there was just checking in, a small tour of Springfield the town we are staying in and dinner.
Getting up at 7 am tomorrow.
DA NANG!!!!

I love this song. It's by Robyn. She is Swedish.