Thankfully in November, we had a long weekend and the chance to revisit the park, a week before Thanksgiving. Our plan was the same, to hike Angel's and the Narrows. This time we had the opposite in obstacles, a cold weather front moving across the whole US. Our overnight stay at South Campground was windy and honestly pretty uncomfortable. This detoured us from renting wet suits and treading through the Narrows, plus the days were very short and required an extremely early (and freezing) start. It will remain on the list!
Angel's Landing on the other hand would be the ideal time to hike, but could we conquer our fears and blast our calves making it to the top? We decided to go for it. The first part of the hike was grueling, but I remember thinking, this really isn't that bad. Then...we looked up to see the final summit and might have peed our pants a little. There was considerable dialogue on whether we would continue, but our stubborn streak to finish pushed us forward somewhat against our own logic. I was pretty paralized by fear and didn't take many photos on the way up, but once we made it to the top and hung out for a bit, the anxiety had subsided and we actually had fun on the way back down. Such an awesome experience, and visiting the park during fall was in my opinion the best time. Hope to return to Zion soon and finally do the Narrows!