We took the bus from the Visitor Center to the very end of the road - Temple of Sinawawa. The trail to The Narrows was called Riverside Walk, and it took about 15 minutes for us to walk the mile walkway. We had made it - and it definitely didn't disappoint. It was incredible. For the first couple of steps in the water our shoes felt squishy but we got used to it as we went. The nice thing about going to Zion in October is that there aren't too many people - for some sections of the hike we were the only ones and that made for some pretty awesome photo ops.
We hiked through the Colorado River and along the sides. The water went up to our thighs in certain places and was a bit chilly but neither of us seemed to care. Our excitement kept us warm even with the sun being blocked by the huge canyon. After hiking for about 1.5 hours, we took a break and ate our snacks on a large rock at the edge of the water.
The hike back seemed to go by faster - probably because we weren't stopping ever ten seconds to take a picture. This was by far the coolest hike I had done. We jumped back on the bus to the Visitor Center to make lunch before getting back out to the next hike of the day - Angels Landing.
Similar to The Narrows, Angels Landing is very well known but it is a completely different hike. No water is involved but steep cliffs are definitely included! We took the bus to The Grotto and began the hike along the West Rim Trail. With many switchbacks and a big incline, the West Rim Trail wasn't necessarily easy.
Maddie and I took a few breaks along the way before reaching the entrance to Angels Landing. The entrance sign was bit daunting...
Maddie decided to sit this portion out as it started to rain a bit. I began the trek which included chain fences, rock climbs and deadly drop-offs on either side. But once I got to the top, it was worth it. The views were incredible.
Heading down was just as scary but I made it back to Maddie and back down the West Rim Trail. We took the bus one stop to Weeping Rock to do one last short (very short) trail before heading back to our Jucy.
Zion National Park was incredible and I will definitely go back. Although we wanted to stay, we needed to get to our final campsite at Echo Bay.
Our Jucy tour was coming to an end, but not before finishing up the last of our food (good planning, eh?!) and making a detour back to Vegas - through the Valley of Fire State Park. And, of course, along the way we took some pictures, because why not.
We drove straight to the Valley of Fire Visitor Center to determine what to do with our limited 1 hour available in the park. The ranger told us the best part of the park was driving down the road to the White Domes. The landscape was stunning - red rock formations everywhere, some of which looked like beehives.
Running low on time, we decided to do part of the White Domes hike which, in total, takes about 45 minutes. We took some more pictures but this hike was almost all sand so we went a bit slower. Even though we didn't spend too much time there, I'm glad we saw it - I would love to go back and do some of the other hikes in the park.
Back on the road to our final destination - Vegas! The return process went much smoother than the pickup. We ordered our Uber and were back on our way to Vegas, but not before Maddie broke her brand new iPhone. Luckily all of her pictures were okay!
Our Jucy roadtrip had come to an end and it was so much better than I could have hoped. We had everything we needed in our mobile campervan - I will be going back.
Oh, and we also went to a show I had been meaning to see for a while - Britney Spears!!
After the show we headed back to the hotel before calling it a night. The next morning my flight was on the earlier side so we didn't have much time for anything aside from breakfast and our Uber away from Sin City.
Overall this was an amazing trip - mainly because of my best friend Maddie, but also
