Ok quick update since I am in Vegas and the free alcohol and gambling with money I don't have is calling my name. We got to Andy's house in Park City, UT Wednesday night. Thursday we got our first taste of downtown and met Ross, a young drunk kid who couldn't form a coherent sentence to save his life. After rapping some gibberish for us he went on his way happy to be living the ski bum life style. Friday Justin and I checked out the Mormon temple. Mormons are very weird and Joseph Smith had one hell of an imagination (sorry if you are Mormon and reading this but you are weird). Pictures to come. Friday night Andy introduced us to Cup-O-Vodka and Rock Band. After lots of drinking and some bad singing we jumped in the Music Taxi for some more bad singing courtesy of Andy. Music Taxi is a taxi with a karaoke machine built into it. I really feel bad for the driver or at least hope he is deaf. At the bar Andy showed us his skills the ladies and his skill with throwing pizza at people. As the bar shut down we stumbled into the street for some more Music Taxi on the ride home. Again Andy gave us his best renditions of 90's favorites by Green Day. At home everyone slowly passed out 1 by 1. Saturday was mainly spent recovering and bumming around the house.
Sunday Justin and I left for Zion National Park. After arriving around 4:30 we did a 3 mile hike to the top of one of the ridges. After we got down and went to the visitor center we saw a sign for the Narrows. As the name implies the Narrows is pretty narrow. Think of the Grand Canyon but not as grand. It's 300-500 vertical cliffs with a river running through it. At times it is all river and you have to wade up the river with the water reaching chest deep at times. So Monday we got up early, rented wet suits (water was 49 degrees) and started the hike. We made it about 2 miles up river before the water got to almost chin deep. We decided that was far enough. It took about 4 hours but was well worth it. I know my description is piss poor so go see the pictures. Even these really don't do it justice. It's quite humbling to be standing in a river with water up to your chest with 500 foot walls on either side of you, 12 feet apart. I highly recommend this park and the Narrows especially for almost anyone (sorry midgets but chest deep water on me is over your head).
After the hike we loaded up and headed for Vegas. We're staying at the Luxor hoping that after getting up at 8:30 and hiking for 4 hours we can survive going out on the town.
