Anyway, that remaining “must do” hike is Observation Point. Eight miles round trip. Fifteen hundred feet of elevation gain. A view that looks DOWN on Angel’s Landing. No guard rails.
No guard rails? Exsqueeze me???
The park service guide paper lists hikes with a brief description. For Angel’s Landing it clearly states, “People with a fear of heights should not attempt. Steep drop offs, chains for holding.” Regarding Observation Point: “People with a fear of heights should not attempt. Steep drop offs. No chains.”
Not one to learn my lesson the first time, I plowed in with the philosophy “if it gets ugly I will just turn around and go shoot stuff.”
I needn’t have feared. This hike was AMAZING.
-Jenni