If Not Now, When, Right?

What a day! Yesterday we donned our rented waterproof gear, hopped on the ZionNP shuttle to the Temple of Sinawava, and began our trek into the Narrows. The Narrows is the portion of Zion Canyon where the massive canyon walls are very close together, forcing the Virgin River to run swiftly through its passage way.

We hiked 3 miles in to the area known as “Wall Street”. I should mention that a mile of the hike was on what is known as the “Riverside Walk”. The hike is about 50% through the water and 50% on the rocky banks of the river. The hike out was stunning with the canyon walls looming overhead and an occasional patch of sunlight illuminating the river. It was tough fighting the current as we (carefully) forded our way up river. I did not realize how tough it had been until we began the 3 mile hike back. My legs were weary, more so than after any other hike we’ve done on this trip. I was acutely aware that this kind of fatigue is normally when accidents happen. We were extremely cautious. I always made sure my pole was planted before I took a step.

We are now back at our 5th wheel, in the beautiful Watchman Campground, and feeling pretty darn proud of ourselves. Our legs are sore but are 60 something spirits are bolstered!

I’m so glad we answered the call of “If not now, when?”. Right now my legs are telling me “probably never again”!😉

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