I got up at 4:30am to try to secure a campsite in Zion for the day. I was at the building by 6am with only one other person in line... a fellow triathlete and runner, so we spent the next hour chatting while we waited. He was in line for a permit to hike in and camp, and I thought I was in line for a campsite... as it turns out, I was in the wrong place and didn't get a site again. I ended up back at the same place as the night before... but this time in a huge teepee b/c that was all they had left!
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| Some of the steeper, narrow trails definitely freaked me out at times. |
Day 2 of hiking allowed me to see a lot more of Zion, although there were some snags in the plan again. My crippling fear of heights and anxiety in crowds had me pinned to a corner mid-hike (Emerald Pools and the Grotto combined trails). I found myself sitting on a rock shelf in a corner for half an hour waiting to pass on a portion of trail… people just standing there, plus a steep ledge. Bad combo, but after having turned back on two trails the day before, I refused to let this stop me from completing a trail (as it turned out, I was doing a trail in reverse that I'd attempted the day before and given up on).
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| Determined to conquer the fear of heights! |
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| So pretty! |
Although the day got off to a rough start, it turned out quite well. It is a busy weekend in Zion apparently… there is a marathon this weekend, fall break locally, and apparently it's Rocktoberfest at the park brewery! I got some good hikes in, actually did an easy trail run for a portion too. After getting cleaned up a bit, I checked out the Rocktoberfest and enjoyed some local beer, eclectic live music, and enjoyed gorgeous weather all day.
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| It's Rocktoberfest at Zion Brew Pub! |
The night ended with a little bit of teepee yoga because when else in life will I get to do yoga in a teepee!?
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| My teepee! |
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