Freitag, 29. August 2008

Zion National Park July 8th 2008

Some friends asked me, which was my favorite parc in the US. Its hard to decide, probably it was this one, the Zion NP.



I had a unusual accommodation, the Village of many Nations. The first night I slept in a Tipi:



Inside i looked so:


The night was very cold, i was freezing in my sleeping bag. And no squaw was with me to warm me during the night, poor Winnetou had to freeze....




The second night I sleept in a Hoogan, which was much much warmer. I made a fire in the oven the light was reflected from the walls. Outside it was completly dark and silent, I was far far away from civilisation. The Hoogan from outside:


Inside view:


They also had a show, where an Indian told us many things about his culture and did a raindance.



In the park itself I did a walk through a river. It is very long, I did the short version. The long version is a full day with many kilometers in the water, you will need a bus transport for this version.

I did this hike twice, the second time I had proper equipment and also my walking sticks.

The best hike there was up to Angels Landing. From there you have a nice overview over the valley, but you need courage, it goes straigth down over 1200 meters and is not secured. For the last part of this hike I was not brave enough, it goes over a very narraw path to the top.


On my last day there I did a short horse riding trip, was nice but not so spectacular like the hikes.