{"id":579,"date":"2014-09-09T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T23:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/?p=579"},"modified":"2014-09-09T16:28:17","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T23:28:17","slug":"52-photos-the-sign-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/52-photos-the-sign-says\/","title":{"rendered":"52 Photos: The Sign Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though this week&#8217;s prompt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.52photosproject.com\/2014\/09\/gallery-18-sign-says.html\">wasn&#8217;t literal<\/a>, I&#8217;m going with a sign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/14982314747\" title=\"sign for Angel&#x27;s Landing by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3847\/14982314747_7b249b5b5d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" alt=\"sign for Angel&#x27;s Landing\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sign says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>ANGEL&#8217;S LANDING<\/p>\n<p>Strenuous climb<br \/>\nNarrow route with cliff exposures<br \/>\nHazardous during thunderstorms, darkness, and ice\/snow conditions<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;d heard stories from friends and family members about this hike before I did it last week. I knew it wasn&#8217;t for the faint of heart or anyone with fear of heights. I was pretty certain I would do okay, but I still had some niggling doubts. I&#8217;m not known for dazzling anyone with feats of physical strength, but I managed to surpass my girlfriend&#8217;s expectations. I just walked right up the rock like it was nothing. And as I expected, the openness didn&#8217;t bother me at all.<\/p>\n<p>My girlfriend asked what had happened to me. She thought I&#8217;d be whining and clinging to the rock with fear. Truth is, I probably would have a couple of years ago. I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and made it to the top. I told her, &#8220;I&#8217;ve finally found my voice and my feet!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>First portion with chains:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/15095556061\" title=\"climbing Angel&#x27;s Landing by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5576\/15095556061_f4aae1fc05.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" alt=\"climbing Angel&#x27;s Landing\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you see the chain to the right side of the image?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/14911859839\" title=\"Angel&#x27;s Landing formation by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5571\/14911859839_6fe0fcb8f8.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Angel&#x27;s Landing formation\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ridge to final approach and summit (See the people in the lower part of the picture?):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/14912021497\" title=\"ridge to Angel&#x27;s Landing by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5563\/14912021497_ee039513c2.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" alt=\"ridge to Angel&#x27;s Landing\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I told a friend the other day I felt like I was climbing in an ant farm. You tell me if you think I&#8217;m exaggerating! Here&#8217;s the horde we found at the top (and where my healthy fear of heights kicked in &#8211; no way was I going to go gallivanting through them)!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/15168507212\" title=\"hordes of hikers by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5594\/15168507212_94462e2e28.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" alt=\"hordes of hikers\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll give you a few more signs, since I only put one up there:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/8702754802\" title=\"feral cats or chickens by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8559\/8702754802_601376c3bc.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"feral cats or chickens\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/2529587059\" title=\"warning sign by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2378\/2529587059_9c143a87c8.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"warning sign\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, the fallout shelter sign on my apartment building (and no, there isn&#8217;t actually one):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/3374185338\" title=\"fallout shelter by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3476\/3374185338_c90cfcceb8.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"fallout shelter\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/button100x23.png\" style=\"border:0px; width:100; height: 23; \" alt=\"Share Button\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Reddit\",\"Print\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"52%20Photos%3A%20The%20Sign%20Says\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though this week&#8217;s prompt wasn&#8217;t literal, I&#8217;m going with a sign. The sign says: ANGEL&#8217;S LANDING Strenuous climb Narrow route with cliff exposures Hazardous during thunderstorms, darkness, and ice\/snow conditions I&#8217;d heard stories from friends and family members about this hike before I did it last week. 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