Weather was looking pretty good for the weekend so I decided to do the classic Angel’s rest hike. Instead of doing it in the morning as usual, we started it in the afternoon. My idea was to get to the viewpoint at the top, make some hot cocoa and enjoy the sunset. The hike up was very nice with great views of the Gorge as you can expect from this trail, but once we got to the ridge, we were almost blown away, literally. Although it was mostly calm at the trailhead, it was windy enough at the top that we were not able to go all the way to the viewpoint. We ended up sitting behind a big boulder so we could get some cover from the wind and light up our stoves to heat some water. After the hot coca with marshmallows and whipped cream, we decided to head back down rather than wait for the sunset with those conditions. Once back at the trail head, with a smaller group of people, we decided to head to the Vista House and enjoy the sunset from there. As you’ll see in the pictures, the sunset from Angel’s rest would have been much better although it was still very good.
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