On the spur of the moment me an Ma went to Zions park in October (the weekend forecast for Helena was for lows in the single digits and highs in the 20's, so we headed south to Zions where it was in the 70's!!). On our first little walk in the park, this tarantula was the first critter to greet us to the park (for some reason ma didnt want to camp out after seeing this guy). He also cost me dinner because I bet Ma that he wasnt a tarantula.
We saw this cute gecko on our short hike the first day.
Here is Ma on the way up to Observation Point. Its an eight mile 2,100 foot climb to a great view point of the canyon. A good portion of the hike was in the shade, but this was the hot part of the hike.
The view from observation point
Proof that we mad it to the top of observation point
a cool slot canyon on the way to Observation Point
The colors were just starting to change in the park. This was one of the best examples.
One evening we sat and watched sunset on the "Watchman" at the park entrance
We caught sunrise on the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Joseph) one morning.
We hiked up Angels landing - the last half mile is a real climbing adventure - ma didnt make it all the way (most people dont). Here she is on the famous Walts Wiggles - a set of 21 switchbacks to get you to Scout Landing where you can look straight down 1,000 feet to the canyon floor.
On the spur of the moment me an Ma went to Zions park in October (the weekend forecast for Helena was for lows in the single digits and highs in the 20's, so we headed south to Zions where it was in the 70's!!). On our first little walk in the park, this tarantula was the first critter to greet us to the park (for some reason ma didnt want to camp out after seeing this guy). He also cost me dinner because I bet Ma that he wasnt a tarantula.
We saw this cute gecko on our short hike the first day.
Here is Ma on the way up to Observation Point. Its an eight mile 2,100 foot climb to a great view point of the canyon. A good portion of the hike was in the shade, but this was the hot part of the hike.
The view from observation point
Proof that we mad it to the top of observation point
a cool slot canyon on the way to Observation Point
The colors were just starting to change in the park. This was one of the best examples.
One evening we sat and watched sunset on the "Watchman" at the park entrance
We caught sunrise on the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Joseph) one morning.
We hiked up Angels landing - the last half mile is a real climbing adventure - ma didnt make it all the way (most people dont). Here she is on the famous Walts Wiggles - a set of 21 switchbacks to get you to Scout Landing where you can look straight down 1,000 feet to the canyon floor.
