Zion National Park, May 2001
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Angel’s Landing—Zoom in to see the hikers on the trail
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Mary at the top of Angel’s Landing
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Keith (almost) at the top of Angel’s Landing—Mary wanted to see the valley in the picture. She kept
saying, Back up…farther…a little farther.And Keith kept backing farther down the slope toward a 1500-foot drop-off.
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View of the valley
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Angel’s Landing from below
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Angel’s Landing from above
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Another view
In case you haven’t guessed, we liked Angel’s Landing. We consider it one of our all-time favorite short hikes (4-mile round trip). It is steep in places but not really difficult, high enough for a good view (1500 ft above the valley), with steep drop-offs to make it more interesting, but safer than it looks.
We stayed at Flanigan’s Inn and loved it. The steps to our second-floor room were a little difficult after we hiked Angel’s Landing, but we persevered. We want to go back to Zion one day, and when we do, we plan to stay at Flanigan’s Inn again.