West Yellowstone

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we finished up our visit in Zion with the angels landing hike in 105 degree weather. This was an amazing climb up a several thousand foot sandstone cliff overlooking the zion valley carved by the virgin river we had hiked the day before. The views were spectacular and the hike a bit insane, finishing with a system of chains bolted into the exposed cliff face for handholds. This was the end of our visit with Joey Kaylan and Wendy and after a quick bite to eat Jeanette and I hit the road north. We made it as far as salt lake city, and spent the night in a sweet Ramada in where we did laundry and repacked.

This morning we hit the road and are now in west Yellowstone MT. The drive in was beautiful and the temperature could not be more different then Zion. As I write this I am huddled around a fire with pants, jacket and hat on. Its so nice, we believe the temps are in the high 30s. Tomorrow we will begin exploring the park.