Angel's Landing....not so bad

We rose before the sun to get a jump start on the day and beat the rush into the park, since both parking, and the chain section of Angel's Landing can get congested during the morning hours.  As we departed on our hike, a couple with a 2 and a half year old daughter were leaving with us.  I told Sarah that it was a matter of pride, that she had to beat the little girl, but alas, she was beaten to the top by a toddler, albeit in a pack on her fathers back.  We reached the chained section of the hike after already ascending some serious elevation via seemingly endless switchbacks.  Sarah was undaunted.  She tackled them without incident and seemingly cool as a cucumber.  She said that it wasnt nearly as bad as the ladder trails I took her on in Acadia.  Once at the top, we found a great spot to recline, soak in the view, and enjoy a snack.  Someone else was very interested in our snack.  A pack of chipmunks scurried around, through and over us to see if we had anything they wanted.  Sarah accidentally dropped a piece of her trail mix bar, and one chipmunk definitely wanted more.  He came right up in her lap and gave her his best cute face.  The trip back down was much quicker and uneventful.  We toured the remainder of the park, doing some shorter hikes around the Virgin river valley.  From Zion, we headed over to Bryce Canyon, took the scenic drive and stayed for sunset at the aptly named sunset point.  Tomorrow Sarah gets to ride a horse once again, this time into the canyon.  Then its on to the North rim of the Grand Canyon.