Zion National Park

22nd - 23rd June - We departed for Zion National park in the morning. In the park, 6 of us hiked to Observation Point (the highest point of the park) instead of the more popular Angel's Landing (a slightly lower point, with more challenging climbs) for breathtaking views of Zion Canyon's sheer sandstone cliffs. We hiked up under the scorching sun and had to stop every few minutes to hide from the sun and rest. It took us about 3 hours to reach the top. At that point, our water supply was down to less than 100ml each. Luckily going down was slightly easier and took us 2 hours. We rushed back to our campsite for water as there is no water at the foot of Observation Point. At the campsite, we headed to cool and wash up at the nearby river. We had sliced banana with chocolate and sour cream heated over a fire at night. I planned to climb the Angel's Landing the next day, but due to exhaustion I went for the easier hikes such as weeping falls and virgin river narrows instead. This was the last day where our group separated. 9 of us who were on the 9-days trip boarded another Green Tortoise bus that headed for Las Vegas where we spent 3 hours and Los Angeles for stop-overs before returning to San Francisco where we parted. This trip was the best experience in USA, just in front of Disneyland.