#the narrows
Zion National Park Part II
Yesterday we woke up early and hiked The Narrows. Which was probably the coolest most beautiful hike I have ever done. The sandstone canyon walls rise up hundreds of feet around you while you are waist deep in the light blue Virgin River. The “trail” follows the river as it winds through the canyon walls. Each time we came around the next bend, it was just as breathtaking as the last one. It is a hike I highly recommend. The enormous canyon walls will leave you speechless and wading through the river will make you feel like a 18th century explorer. We took the first bus for both Angel’s Landing and The Narrows which I also highly recommend. As we were ending our hikes, the crowds of people starting the trails were by the hundreds it seemed.
We got done with The Narrows in the afternoon. We packed up the truck and camper, made some lunch and hightailed it for California. Our original plan was to stop at Death Valley National Park. I am writing this blog entry from a parking lot in Big Sur, CA. Plans changed. - My mind was so free from the concept of time that I had no idea what date and day it was. Which caused us to run into a problem this morning. We pulled up to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and realized we were 1 day early. Being that all the campgrounds around are full, here we are. Anyway..
I drove about seven hours yesterday. My eyes started to sag so I pulled into a rest area next to some big rigs and set up camp. We finished the drive to Big Sur this morning.
Side note • After driving 100+ miles on the Pacific Coast Highway up towards Big Sur. I am officially declaring it to be America’s most beautiful scenic road.
I will post up pictures of our first day in Big Sur tomorrow morning!
Cheers!
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✨Aunty Tam’s Tips✨
Part 3
The homeless are your friends- sorta.
The homeless are more trustworthy then the cops (well- about 2-5 cops in the police force are trustworthy but the rest, don’t trust em )
But it’s sorta kill or be killed vibes
If you disrespect the homeless on a daily basis, they will guarantee that you’re the next victim of Gotham’s Rogues
They’re practically information brokers
Give them some cash, they will tell you safer routes, or places to avoid
Sometimes they share some potential places where it might get attacked, but you gotta gain their trust for that type of info
Give em around 2-20$
Don’t give them lots of money on one go, they will scam you
Street musicians will know gossip, rumours, and small pieces from their crowd
Homeless street musicians = rare but ideal to go to (especially the older ones)
Rogues/villains will go and seek out the homeless for info and potential victims
If y’a snitch, you’re getting jumped by like 53 homeless dudes
But also don’t go outta ur way to seek them out, they will know u got ulterior moves
So let’s say you’re walkin’ down the street, and a homeless dude is begging for money, toss him 2 bucks (a toonie works for my Canadian homies)
A week later, the same dude stops him and tells you to take a different road, or warn y’a the cops are coming
If you rich, they won’t do this
They only look after the Gothamites from the narrows, are poor and usually the middle class
Ngl they some nice folks
Uncle Clerry THE NICEST OLD MAN U COULD MEET
Uncle Clerry is about 114 y’o, (idk how he still alive) and it’s honestly terrifying on how fast he moves
That motherfcker zoomin like usain bolt
He taught me how to play Clarinet
Everyone on the streets like to joke that he gets ALL the girls (mr steal yo girl)
But he actually just a very soft uncle/grandpa figure, I feel safe with him (almost all the woman in the area feel safe with him) he will beat up ur ex, abusive family, etc
He may look frail, but is terrifyingly strong
