Bryce Canyon

I don't know if it is every road into Utah or just the one we took. It just blew us away. The scenery was breathtaking. There are 5 National Parks in Utah, we went to 4 of them. Our first was Bryce Canyon, so wonderful. We hiked to the bottom and of course back up, then we drove to the viewpoints in the park. Amazing simply amazing.

from the moment we entered Utah, we were enchanted

it was a bit like the Badlands

we stopped for bread and sandwiches at the new German bakery, pretty good

 we didn't take Ripley to Bryce Canyon, but he study the map

on the way, we past through Red Canyon with its many rock formations

including a natural bridge

but Bryce Canyon itself was breathtaking

each turn was more beautiful, I'm afraid I couldn't stop taking pictures

I won't show them all to you, I picked out some of my favorites

 we started our hike from Sunrise Point

there were tunnels on our way to Queen's Garden

Guy thought he would try climbing

at the bottom of the canyon were the trees

which added a new dimension to the castles

then we started the climb back up

we merged with Navajo loop trail, so it got crowded



we kept speed with a mother, daughter team from Oregon

we hiked through Wall Street along the Navajo Loop

during our travels, we have hiked so many switchback,
And I am still not sure if it is harder going up or down

this whole area is known as Bryce's Amphitheater

see we are still smiling

looking over the canyon from Rim Trail

then the ravens started meeting us at each stop, Guy thought they
were a sign for the Baltimore Ravens

I think there are a lot of holes in that theory

the amphitheater from Bryce Point

with a good view of the Cathedral

we finished the day with dinner at Ruby's Inn