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| no partners | | After going up Hidden Canyon, the wife and I split up. She was wearing new boots (having left her hiking boots in Phoenix) and was getting a blister. So she went back to the shuttle and did some girl things the rest of the day. I went up to Observation Point. The trail at first is just paved switchbacks, but some nice enough views. Definitely gets your heart rate up. Then you hit a fantastic little slot canyon. Enjoyed the walk through it a lot. Then it is back to climbing until you get up on the East Rim. The fairly level final section brings you to Observation Point, which seems the logical reason for taking a trail called Observation Point.
Great views back down canyon. Looks right down onto Angel's Landing from yesterday. Folks hanging out having a bite and taking photos. Even cell phone reception up here. I tarried a bit and then reversed course and worked my way back down.
Not anywhere as many tourist types make it up here, but it definitely isn't a serene alone backcountry experience either. But not a bad hike for a national park. |
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