Day Trips & Hikes
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Half Dome and Yosemite
Half Dome Hike, Annette, Danny, April and Wes — We made it to to the top of the world! Climbing to the Top of Half Dome is a really challenging hike. I had just turned 50 and wanted a challenge to show age who’s boss! I was so excited that I told everyone I knew I was climbing to the top of Half Dome. My son, Danny, daughter April and her husband Wes joined me for this challenge. We started the day well before dawn and accidentally hiked about a mile past our first turnoff –so it was just a little harder for us than for people who don’t miss…
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Don’t Look Down!
Just a few photos from our early morning Angels Landing Hike. We got up early and caught the 5:45 a.m. shuttle from our campsite at Watchmen to the trail head. We finished up the hike in time to get back to camp for a nice late morning breakfast.
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Camping and Hiking in Zion National Park
All my kids, their spouses and I tent camped in Zion National Park at the Watchment Campground. In Zion, there is a great shuttlebus system that allows you to just park your car and catch a bus that constantly goes up and down the canyon. It even picks people up in the sweet little town just south of Zion NP, Springdale. In fact, a lot of people just stay in one of the nicer hotels in Springdale — it really is just like being in the park. My kids and I spent an entire day hiking up The Narrows in Zion National Park. This is something I’ve been wanting to…
