Blogs from Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States, North America - page 14

The heat is really starting to get to us, as it's now in the high 90s. It seems the further we go, the hotter it gets! (Just glad we have aircon in the car and loads of water in the boot) Bryce Canyon is our next national park. (Thank goodness we purchased the annual park pass, it has now paid for it's self and some..) This is the place for spectacular scenic views. We just loved the "hoodoos". Told you earlier that each of the National Parks, has something a bit different going for it. And it just gets better as we go along. It's definitely a place I'd reccomend to visit. Our next stop was Red Canyon with it's own "Hoodoos". And where Butch Cassidy once hid from a posse.... Yet, another must do.... ... read more

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. This is what the Paiute Indians called this place. Wow! What a spectacular site to rest your eyes on! Somebody remarked back in 1876 that this is "...the wildest and most wonderful scene that the eye ... read more

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 schaun, wies so wird. Und es hat sich wirklich ausgezahlt! Wir haben ein Kingsize Bett bekommen, beim Haus war ein Pool, die Gegend war wunderschön und wir konnten uns im Kühlschrank bedienen soviel wir wollten. Brittany's Freund war während ... read more

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 I had a snooze! Up early the next morning and off to the Canyon with a beautiful clear sky despite a crisp ness in the air. We were completely taken a back by what we ... read more

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 Point, Sunset Point (from which we did the Navajo Loop hike), and Inspiration Point, along with the Natural Bridge. So beautiful! Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, and we plan to get up early to attend a ... read more