Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Subway hike.

We decided to close our semester at UNLV off with a little adventure. The spot we chose was Zion's, Subway Trail. This hike was 8 hours of some of the prettiest country in Utah. The hike has several places where you have to swim through its narrow slot canyons and the water is frigid cold. As you can see in the photos were were smart and brought wetsuits. This time of year they are a must if you want to enjoy the swimming, which is the best part of this hike.

After the swim portions of the trail you are in and out of the river scrambling over a rocky trail. This hike requires a nice pair of shoes that will be completely ruined by the end of the day, but its worth it.

The 8 hour hike ends with an ascent up a giant cliff to the parking lot. If the rest of the hike didn't wear you out this part would, and believe me we were spent well before this point of the hike.

As with most extreme adventures upon completion you can't imagine thinking of doing it again, but 4 days later after the pain wears off I'm ready for more.

El capitan here we come!

1 comments:

stewart.shana.ella said...

I can't decide if I am ready to do it again yet or not. Maybe after all my bruises go away. It is still a little to fresh in my mind.