Saturday, May 21, 2011

May 15 - 17: Bryce Canyon National Park

We spent the the first part of last week in Bryce Canyon.  When we arrived in Bryce we encountered some really cold and blustery days.  As you saw on a previous post it got cold enough to snow overnight one night.  We stayed mostly to the main road to take in the views because of the weather, but did one hike down the Navajo trail.  Bryce has some very interesting rock formations caused by wind, rain and snow.  It is interesting that the views are totally different as compared to Zion.  In Zion you are in the bottom of the canyon looking up at all of the cliffs and in Bryce you are on the plateau looking down into the canyon.  The following shots were taken right off of the road at the various viewpoints.





If you really want to experience the park, you need to take the fairly easy (except for a tortuous climb back up) hike down to the canyon floor using the Navajo Trail hike.  From there you can experience the canyon from a different perspective with the walls soaring above and some really spectacular views.


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