Day 6 - Zion National Park - Springdale

Decided to rest for a day before tackling Angels Landing.  We had breakfast and the host mentioned an unmarked trail along the river from the lodge to the Grotto.  So we took that and ended up at the trail head for Angels Landing.  So we decided to reconnoiter  The path was quite nice for a ways and then began to climb.  It is paved and not bad.  Then we got to the switchbacks which we thought were Walters Wiggles -- they were only the pre-pre Wiggles it turned out.  We went up about three switchbacks and then came back.  We will tackle the entire climb tomorrow.

Went back to the lodge along the Grotto trail, took a small break, then headed out in the car to the trail head for the River Trail.  We followed a small trail along the river and only joined the main trail at several points.  Great views.  A very nice hike.

Then we went back to the Lodge for lunch, another break and then headed out in the car again.  We parked at the Visitor Center and hiked into Springdale.  There are some very nice shops and a great Indian Craft Center.  Had an ice cream when we got into town to give us enough energy to get back.  Stopped at several shops.  I got some gloves -- it was a cold hike this morning.

 Back to the Lodge for a rest before dinner.  We'll go to bed early to prepare for the hike to Angels Landing tomorrow.

Teresa got a poster of the hike and it turns out that the Wiggles are on the other side of the mountain.  This should be challenging.  Also Teresa was reading about the top part of the trail (about a mile and a half to the top of the mountain.)

They lost many climbers who fell until recently when they installed chains along the steep part of the trail.  Teresa says they haven't lost anyone since 2005, but I'm still skeptical.  We'll see tomorrow.