May 9, 2021 Day 22: Springdale, UT Angle's landing in Zion national park-锡安山最危险的路-天使降临之地

this is the second mountain, we had to climb the first mountain first. 这是第二段山，我们要先爬上第一座山才能爬这个

This is the first mountain we need to climb first 这是第一座山

The top of the first mountain. 第一座山山顶

We had to grab the chain to climb the cliff of the first mountain. 我们必须拉住铁链攀岩悬崖到第一座山顶

Need to ride bicycle inside the mountain 先得骑车进山

The rainbow appear when my daughter climbed on the top the of the mountain Angle's landing. 我女儿爬到山顶时出现彩虹

Angel’s Landing was named after someone who first spotted the peak of the mountain and said “Only an angel could land there.” The hike went like this: a trail up a mountain, a shady walk along the side of a cliff, a series of switchbacks, a climb up to the lookout, a series of chains bolted to rock with no trail, rock climb with chains up a mountain, chains and rock climbs without chains down a mountain, then up anther mountain, then angel’s landing. My mom did the first third of the chained section and waited for me. I finished the hike.

An impressive amount of people were hiking in both directions. Long lines of people headed down the mountain while we waited to go up, climbing down single file on the narrow rock trail worn down by many feet. Some held onto the chains, some didn’t. We were all inches away from a fall thousands of feet into a valley. The climb itself, besides the waiting, was similar to other rock scrambles in Arches or Zion, the only difference being the lack of safety in one or both directions if you doubted your feet or your wits. I love heights and I couldn’t look down without a slight tremor.

Along the way, others waiting with me chatted about the hike; a couple from Jersey with french accents, a young woman from Arizona with pink hair. We talked about how there should be a zipline down the mountain, and whether you can parachute down (the wind would slam you against the mountain, the man with green sunglasses said.) At some point in the hike, the primary feeling became impatience instead of recognition that we’re on a cliff. I had to remind myself to be cautious. The final lookout point was not very special - the power lay in walking the path. There are some things where you won’t start if you know what it’s going to take, so you simply begin by keeping your eyes on the next step. This was one of them.