Me and my best friend M decided impromptu to drive to Utah over the weekend. We packed our bags and left on Friday, driving 700 miles through California, Nevada, Arizona and into Utah. Friday went off in just driving, and we reached Hurricane at 10 in the night. My main job on the trip was to be the DJ and keep the driver awake, i think i did a pretty good job of navigating considering i slept only half an hour over the whole drive :-).
Saturday morning we drove through the beautiful red canyon state to Zion. We hiked up Angels Landing, which truly stands for its name, a place where Angels land. It took us 2 hrs to reach Scouts Point which stands tall 1100 feet over the canyon floor. While hiking we saw some Fall colors in the Canyon along the Virgin River. The views were fantastic from this trail. From Scout's point, we could see the gigantic Canyon carved by the assiduous Virgin River. The skies were clear, and there was mild fragrant breeze, perfect heaven. From Scouts , i attempted to go 0.4 miles up to reach the end point of the trail. However, there were unprotected vertical dropoffs, i could just go 0.1 mile up from there when i was almost trembling from the treacherous cliff 10 feet long and 3 feet wide with 1000 feet drop on both sides, and just chains to hang on to. I had to retreat from there :-(. Still, the views were completely phenomenal from Scouts, and we headed back down.
From Zion, we drove to Vegas and spent the night there. Wynn had an exceptional buffet, and we walked on the strip for a while before crashing after a long and exhaustive day. Sunday morning, we went and strolled inside Stratosphere, before heading back home. I-15 became one of my favorite highways after CA-97 on Crater Lake trip. I-15 meanders through the canyons in Utah, then the rocky Arizona , followed by the deserts in Nevada. It felt like paradise driving through this beautiful road.
Overall a weekend well spent in nice company , with nice food and in beautiful places.
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I thought when you were sleeping the big hand in the clock went around thrice. I thought it was 3 hours. I just figured out it is 30 mins.
wow - where are the pics?
somehow I cannot do such short trips with so much driving now - a "sign" (bad one "rolling eyes") of getting older.....
i so much wish to drive to Utah and see atleast one park this year - I'm hoping the weather during thanksgiving wud be good and we can drive....no plans yet :)
@ Anonymous, maybe you were the one who was sleeping even while driving, since you are confused between 3 hrs and 30 mins ;-)
@Shachi, come on, you are not getting old, age is all in the heart not in the body..Will send you pics soon once i download from the cam..Thanksgiving will be perfect for Utah, mild cold..
Did you know that the locals pronounce it "HURR-ih-kun" instead of "Hurricane?" That's Utah--they take the language and make it their own!
Kris, thanks for sharing that fact..
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