Zion National Park 2016

Really good hike, but holy tons of people. Found out later this is the most popular hike in Zion, and that like 6 people have died on the trail in the last decade. Awesome. We actually started with the Emerald Pools Trail, and kind of wandered onto to this trail by accident. Steep climbs and switchbacks, really challenging. The trail is partially paved, and you wouldn't really even need boots. But then at the top, there's an extra half mile climb that is really hairy. Actually the climb itself wouldn't be so terrible, but there are people like ants all over it, and everyone is trying to climb the same route, along chains you can hold for balance. We started up, but quickly saw how dangerous it was to pass people going up and down, so we turned back. After reading about all the accidents up there, back at the hotel room, I'm glad we did. Still a great hike up to that point.Read more