My Motivational Hobbies

For my first blog, I thought I would share my experience of one of the most amazing hikes I have ever been on, The Subway at Zion National Park. Finding Out About Going I remember the day that my uncle called me and told me that he had purchased a permit to take my family on a hike in Zion that would take mostly all day. I was a pretty nervous at first because I had never heard of a hike in Zion that took that long and also because my uncle is known for "living life on the edge." He told me that it was a 9.5 mile hike that required swimming through deep pools of freezing water in slot canyons, rappelling from distances up to 30 feet, and hiking up and down steep canyons. Of course this sounded like a lot but I was all in because I love the outdoors.  Beginning the Hike There were two ways to start this hike, going from top to bottom or starting from the bottom and working your way to the top. Our permit was for the top to the bottom. We started around 6 am so we c...

Who am I? I am what people like to call an outdoor enthusiast because of how interested and involved I am with the outdoors. I have lived my whole life in Utah which provides some of the greatest outdoor opportunities in the world. Why do I do it? Utah has 5 national parks that each have incredible hikes and some of the best views that you can find in the western United States. One of the most visited national parks, Zion National Park , happens to only 20 minutes away from my hometown. There are over 75 lakes, not counting the natural lakes that you can find all over the Utah mountains, that include many different species of fish that are fishable. Utah is also known for its wildlife, housing some of the world’s greatest animals. If you take an early morning drive through one of Utah’s many canyons, you are almost guaranteed to see hundreds of elk feeding in a nearby meadow. I like to get away and explore what nature has to offer as much as possible because I am ...