West Rim Hike

Last month Ethan got a new scout leader.  He is our neighbor and has been Scout Master quite a few times before.  To get back into the scout groove, he planned a West Rim trail hike in Zion.  I think it's 12 miles?  I can't remember but the boys all loaded up on a Friday night and drove to Zion.  Unfortunately the camping area was full but one of the families that went up to help out on Friday night have a cabin up there.  So the boys camped out by their cabin.

Saturday morning they woke up, ate, broke camp and began hiking.  Ethan said it wasn't too bad.  The only scary part was that there was a lot of rain.  One part of the hike has them going down into a gully and there was rain and lighting all around them.  They paused, said a prayer and then continued on.  Ethan said that rain let up after that and he wasn't so nervous about all the lightening.  But it was crazy!

We went up to help pick them up.  They were wet and tired but had a good time.  They were talking all the way home and Bryan was amazed because he hasn't ever been on that side of a hike before.  He is usually hiking with them so he doesn't noticed the smelly, crazy talking boys.  I assured him that it was usual and that the smell would eventually leave the van. ;)