MyTravelAndHikes

 The Plan We had our eyes on “ Angels Landing ” hike ever since we tackled Pikes Peak back in August 2023. Fast forward to this year — some of the more overenthusiastic hikers in our group started throwing their names into the lottery for Angels Landing. For those who don’t know, you can only hike Angels Landing by winning a permit through a lottery, unless you’re brave enough to attempt it in the snow. Five of our fellow hikers entered, and four of the elite ones got lucky. As fate would have it, we managed to land two lottery permits for the same day, at the same time — April 5th, before 9 AM . Arrival Once the date was set, our group grew to 10 hikers, with a couple of friends from Utah joining us for this brave (some might say mad) adventure. As the day approached, we mapped out a detailed 6-day trip covering Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and Bryce Canyon National Parks. We arrived in Washington, Utah on the evening of April 4th. A few of our fellow hikers wasted no time and hea...