Zion: Angel's Landing

After spending a day near Lee's Ferry at the GTS (Guide Training Seminar) I decided to head to Zion NP for a day of hiking. I've never been up to Angel's Landing and thought I had better do it. The weather was great and I lucked out with people - not many there. I'm heading down the Colorado on a 15-day trip this week and happy to be getting back into it.

Shanghai Visit, March 2009

I spent the past two weeks in Shanghai, China working on an audit at a manufacturing facility. The visit gave me a chance to see another part of Asia and brush up on my Chinese, which definately needs some work. Shanghai is an amazing place and I lucked out with great weather. I managed to walk past all the sights, eat lots of mystery meat, and experience a two hour massage that I am still recovering from.

This is the Pudong area of the city, where the current World's tallest building is.

This is NanJing Dong Lu, the big pedestrian street of the city. The lights are better than Vegas at night and there is no shortage of people selling everything from fake rolexes, DVDS, and questionable massage services. And the only Nepalese-looking guy there offered me in a hushed voice, "Hashish, marijuana?" Reminded me of my trip to Nepal a year ago.

This is how they make the noodles. Best deal around; big bowl of Beef Noodle for about $0.75 and great atmosphere sharing a table with Chinese construction workers.

I visited Jing An Si, one of the few Budhist temples in the city. It was very impressive and stuck smack dab in the middle of some high class shopping district