Bryce Canyon's orange cliffs are the first step in a fantastic geological staircase that spills down the Colorado Plateau; Zion stands at the middle part of the staircase and Grand Canyon makes the lowest part of it. What a trio! The intricate, ornate stone pillars known as hoodoos were left standing in this canyon after ancient rivers continuously removed layers of rock from the Table Cliffs. The famous towers, pinnacles and eerie statues also result from rain and frost erosion acting from the top of the rock. They are just amazing! Red Rocks Standing Like Men in a Bowl-Shaped Canyon. T [View Full Entry]

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I had been disappointed to hear we wouldn’t be camping at Zion but I needn't have been so. We were at Kotachrome national park, which was attractive with more red rock formations. After breakfast we went to Bryce where we opted for any easier hiking option of the Navajo look combined with the Queens garden Trail. My guide book told us which end to start to have the easier hike out. We hiked down in to the amphitheatre and walked among the rock formations (Hoodoos). We stopped under the shelter of a tree for lunch. Many of the other people on [View Full Entry]

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Freitag, 16. Mai 2008 Der Bryce Canyon war wirklich sehr schön, wir haben einige Fotos gemacht und sind dann gleich weiter Richtung Zion Park, der auf dem Weg nach Vegas lag. Es waren noch ein paar Stunden bis nach Vegas. Wir haben es uns so eingeteilt, dass wir ungefähr um 5 am Nachmittag dort ankommen, da uns unsere Couchsurferin zum Dinner eingeladen hatte - eine Freundin von ihr feierte nämlich ihren Geburtstag. Diesmal wählten wir zur Abwechslung mal ein Paar bei Couchsurfing aus - ungefähr 30 Jahre alt. Wir dachten, es ist mal was anderes und mal schau [View Full Entry]

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Glen Canyon After the Grand Canyon we headed to Page, Arizona, which was to be our base for seeing Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. I find it amazing to look at such a beautiful lake and imagine the canyon that has been submerged. Water is a valuable resource in this area. The dam provides for a more even supply of water throughout the year to the areas surrounding it and downstream. Lake Powell is a big water recreation area. I was surprised at the number of house boats that were docked, it was like small cities! Zion [View Full Entry]

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An early start on the road got us on our way to Bryce Canyon. More motorways and winding roads took us the 170 miles into the National Park through mountains and snow drifts and fir tree lined forests. The lodge was just inside the park and we settled down to eat an all you can eat buffet for supper and double whipped ice creams with assorted toppings, just up the boys street. There is always hope that they wont be too hungry later, it seems to be a constant cry! Tristan and Seb even managed some washing in the laundry whilst [View Full Entry]

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I search about "Bryce Canyon". Taking plain from L.A to Panguitch we could see many mountains canyon and a lot of peaks. My plan is hiking through Panguitch to capitol Reef. Walking the road first we could go and see canyon's. And winter will be much fun to see animals, trees, spectacle canyon's. It's like the Grand canyon. The good thing of going canyon biking the roads will be much fun to some of peoples. Like motor cycles. And also we could borrow a horse to have fun and have an good experience. I think riding a horse will be best [View Full Entry]

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What an amazing day today! Bryce Canyon is absolutely amazing, and we are both so very glad we decided to make this small detour. I've had to refrain from posting many many pics, so as to not overwhelm the site. We started today with a 2 hour drive down to Bryce. Once here, we did a small hike outside of the boundaries of the park, so little Tucker could be included. Following the small hike, we checked in to Ruby's Inn (great place!), and unhooked the car from the truck. Then we headed out to explore the canyon. We saw Bryce [View Full Entry]

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Our second stop on our tour of National Parks was at Bryce Canyon National Park. At this time of year the weather is still very cold at this elevation (8,000-9,000ft.) so many of the good hikes were not open. But we did the Navajo loop that I would highly recommend. Bryce is full of rock formations called Hoodoos. One of the most famous is Thor's Hammer and you can get a much better view of the Hammer by walking down on the Navajo loop. You can walk through Wall Street, a nice slot canyon. [View Full Entry]

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Obfuscator writes: We left our motel in Moab and headed back up toward I-70. We could have taken other routes through Utah, but they looked longer, slower, and probably more hazardous. It was really cool to see some of the outside of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks during the day, since it had been getting pretty dark the first time we drove through this neck of the woods. An enormous portion of the drive west on I-70 was mountain. We made frequent stops at the photo pullouts and took a lot of pictures of what they call the Grand Reef, where [View Full Entry]

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July 10-11/2007 [View Full Entry]

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