The plan for the day was to visit Bryce Canyon NP. It was
really windy, dirt was really flying around and made the visit not as
enjoyable. As you enter the park there is a toll booth. The cost is $25/car,
but as usual free if you get the NP pass! There was not a line when we arrived,
but when we were leaving the line was huge. We visited the visitor center to
get the passport stamp and fill our water bottles. The visitor center has a
very large gift shop and a small area of displays.
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| Sunrise Point - Bryce Canyon NP |
Our first stop was to see the Sunset Point and Sunrise Point
views. It is a short walk along the Rim Trail to visit each of the stops. There is also a highly recommended trail that
leads to the bottom of the canyon -The Queens/Navajo Combination Loop. Mike
hiked the entire thing, I turned around because I did not like being
sandblasted by the blowing dirt. It is easier to hike from the sunset side to
the sunrise side of the canyon. There is a general store near Sunrise Point so
we grabbed sandwiches from there for lunch. There is also a Lodge in that same area
that has a sit down restaurant.
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| Sunrise Point - Bryce Canyon NP |
The adventure then continued up the road – stopping at every
pull out to enjoy the awesome scenery. Some of the viewpoints were better than
others, but all in all very nice! Bryce was different that Zion since there
where hoodoos – lots and lots of hoodoos! Bryce Canyon is said to have the most
spectacular hoodoos. Hoodoos are rocks that protrude upwards from the bedrock
and are created by erosion.
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| Sunset Point - Bryce Canyon NP |
After leaving the park, we headed to Page, Arizona where we
would be spending the next two days of the trip. We stopped for food at a
little Mexican restaurant called Escobars in Kanab. The food was good and the
prices were very reasonable. The salsa was extra yummy!
We stayed at the Comfort Suite, which just happens to be the
newest hotel in Page. It was a good thing we had reservations because there
were not any available rooms. The hotel was nice – as expected for a new hotel!
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| Inspiration Point - Bryce Canyon NP |
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| Bryce Point - Bryce Canyon NP |
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| Rainbow Bridge - Bryce Canyon NP |
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