Zion's

Last weekend we ventured up to Utah to go camping with my family in Zion's National Park. Seth and I met up with the clan on Friday morning and the moment we arrived we headed off for the famous "Angel's Landing" hike. For those not familiar, it is a 2 1/2 mile jaunt up to the top of one of the high mountain peaks in the park. It was a very strenuous (especially for those of us who don't exercise regularly--ahem, mom & I) but enjoyable hike. The last 1/2 mile is spent on a narrow ridge with drop-off cliffs on each side of you and chains to hold to as you climb the rock. We felt such a sense of accomplishment at the top of the peak and the views were amazing in every direction! It was stunning!

It was so great to get out of the city and enjoy the beautiful surroundings in nature. I absolutely love this time of year!

We also went on a few smaller (and easier) hikes. We watched "Eagle Eye" on the giant screen theatre in the park (supposed to be the biggest in Utah) but were a little disappointed to find that they didn't utilize the entire screen for the movie...It was still good though.

And last but not least we attended the last showing of "Les Miserables" at the Tuacahn theatre in St. George. It was amazing, although I was reminded that I am still in a family of mostly boys and I'm not quite sure that they are the theatre type-especially dad! They made some pretty funny comments throughout the production...what can you do? (I'm thinking we need to do some sort of girls only trip sometime).