We rolled into Boise, Idaho, a bit before sunset. We stayed at a hostel called the the Idahostel, which is about a block from the capitol building. Boise!
Boise is a surprisingly hip place. The hostel was a bit… interesting. There was another person roughly our age--a recent Georgia Tech grad. But the other people at the hostel were about my parents' age. The hostel manager gave the two of us a private room. Crappy mattresses, though. Oh well.
The next day, we drove from Boise to Zion National Park, which is in southern Utah. It was a great drive, even though is was a haul. The sunset by our campsite that night was great.
The next day, we hiked Angels Landing. The trail starts off low, by the Virgin River.
Lots of switchbacks up the trail. The last half-mile is steep, with sharp drop-offs. The path has chains to grip for support. It was a tough climb, but totally worth it. Here's the view from the summit:
Relaxing:
Someone took our picture. Such a killer view.
That night, we ended up going to a place called the Thunderbird Diner, which is a few miles east of the park. I got a pretty good black bean burger.
Before I forget, here's a picture of our humble abode:
This morning, on our drive out of Zion, we drove by this:
Keepin' it real.
We had a good drive through southern Utah. Some Interstate driving, some state roads. We got a hotel for the night in Moab, Utah, near Arches National Park. We'll hopefully do a hike in Arches tomorrow. We head for Colorado soon.
Trip odometer: 5330.3 miles
Currently listening to: Of Monsters And Men (Such a great debut album.)
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