Zion National Park

Day 8....Zion National Park....I remember it back in '87. We decided to take a trail up to the lower falls (and "easy" trail) as we thought the kids would be OK with it...after a half mile, we got to the falls and instead of turning around and going back the way we came, we chose to go back on a "moderate" trail. The description of the trail was "not for people scared of heights". I myself, am not the greatest when it comes to heights....but this trail made my feet sweat! Poor Jacob, I had to let Michele hold his hand half way around as I had left hand print marks on his wrist I was gripping him so tight....and for my benefit, not his! When the path is 3-4 ft across with no guardrail and a straight drop of 100+ ft on one side and you are passing people going the other way, there is not much room for error! Everyone seemed to like it, including me, but man was I a little nervous as we started to decend from the canyon....trying to hold on to a 4yr old as we go down the trail on loose gravel with a deadly fall just awaiting a wrong move....whew. You will not find me rock climbing on Mt. Everest anytime soon.