The first part of the trail to Angel's Landing was about 2 miles and the last half mile was very steep uphill. In fact, the last part was VERY steep. It's called Walter's Wiggles. As you can see in the picture, the switchbacks were almost straight up. 
This is looking back down the switchbacks from the top. Makes me tired just looking at the picture. Whew!
The hike out to Angel's Landing was a half mile long. The trail is along this 'fin'. The canyon was a steep drop off on either side of the trail. There were chains most of the way up so it felt a little more secure but still quite intimidating besides being exhausting. Most of this part of the trail was climbing over boulders.
From the top it was quite an exceptional view... and we even encountered some friendly (hungry) chipmunks. We weren't really allowed to feed the chipmunks but occasionally a peanut from our trailmix would fall.
It was a dramatic hike and I'm happy to say I did it, but it was alot of work and kinda scary for someone that's generally afraid of heights. That night we headed back to the comfort of our nice cozy cabin and slept like babies.
This is looking back down the switchbacks from the top. Makes me tired just looking at the picture. Whew!
The hike out to Angel's Landing was a half mile long. The trail is along this 'fin'. The canyon was a steep drop off on either side of the trail. There were chains most of the way up so it felt a little more secure but still quite intimidating besides being exhausting. Most of this part of the trail was climbing over boulders.
From the top it was quite an exceptional view... and we even encountered some friendly (hungry) chipmunks. We weren't really allowed to feed the chipmunks but occasionally a peanut from our trailmix would fall.
It was a dramatic hike and I'm happy to say I did it, but it was alot of work and kinda scary for someone that's generally afraid of heights. That night we headed back to the comfort of our nice cozy cabin and slept like babies.
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