To continue
yesterdays list of great vacation spots for a run. Most are out west and not necessarily a place to get a quality paced run, but the views certainly make up for it.
I'll let the pictures do most of the talking.
1)
Angels Landing at
Zion National Park
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The view is worth the climb |
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMICLs3KZu6qN4-P6aIKmaMfGxzr_iCj-JdA80YYvX2YxhmuV6LSwDsWw_7QyDPV6Hqc1TX5bJ851axUGmMEbSQZTodjuAFhFCtkyWWqtuFpObkqvDaFWI4iEZJAUZ5y3cEqBN2SEgwM/s1600/Angels+Landing+3.JPG) |
It's a tad technical near the top though |
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2)
Bryce Canyon National Park
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJTkCQe0xOFf94F0_VOAmcwdshZhMUiZp2VEyP5kAMV1F0Xm7mgJTg55DJDV4jxeYQsNaP1U6ThK0WRucyjDD7Nr6nxzx-IWaMXBf7VeJzCwjnacmQhLEnl_su_JXvgs7zgZ6sxAm_FA/s1600/Bryce+Canyon+2.jpg) |
Legit switchbacks |
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiR0xyHoJezJSnu6wBhVI2sIGt0E6PtxA7KKUBLNhvLWCcs57TwxWkJM0wlffqhhg4idMHJVn5SOjo2ult-PfFU5lxBeEyWBw5393jkmSaxqW_OZHDDTWx-yx3iKGYiwsTl2-ykSGIWM/s1600/Bryce+Canyon.jpg) |
Painting or real? |
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3)
Mount Timpanogos
"Hikers on the trails climb through montane forest, subalpine and alpine zones."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L5bJoNvyLUmY_0T3fOKpNU3bTm7wLmIQsmwAcgqFHEun1Y4JbdXlNrcOIq2aYfh_ZoTOzoar7qS_ca8bNov9YhqIzZb2E1XRAQs1BjIm2QzaPhDDrsJH3JATePrABOokxTE8-n10itc/s1600/Mount+Timpanogos.jpg) |
Star's at 7,000 feet above sea-level |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroJHetSmlQxGVsFB0iivsxLzcOeTTVAoaK_oUfaPe-OhnPzRMrNC7wBOhu6Sy3Ebz2sIaKjhxOt3AIKddeeUHujstJwsgbaukDUZYfE5dEtKmI3TL2FpM9vHqPmgFN5hoqH5VtFXLtlM/s1600/Mount+Timpanogos+3.jpg) |
Emerald Lake at 10,000 feet above sea level. |
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The altitude will kill you |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0qYvmUablY5AeMoISxObekv7HanQnW4oi0coWqxDjF3uekmSZ3WPheY5vuLv08z7ijcWW_68DGH_2UhZY54K4l3ZlfhtDtrG1ax8VyTNb5Flu1eYjRKtLeRPV8bCX8oNXKoZBtDAS7Q/s1600/Mount+Timpanogos+4.jpg) |
The very top would of been ~12,000 feet above sea-level. We didn't have the daylight to make it. |
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Going down was harder than going up |
I also had 2 nights, 3 days at a 5-Star Hotel at Zermatt Switzerland, at the foot of the Matterhorn. The runs there were tough and scenic, but I have no pictures. I never saw the Matterhorn. It was in clouds the whole time. I was almost killed by an irate sheep herder, though. I have that going for me.
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