We camped for 2 nights in the beautiful Bryce Canyon area, about 4 hours' drive from our house. When we arrived it was raining a bit, but we managed to get our screen tent set up and then it stopped. We set up the rest of our camp, made dinner, and kicked back a bit by the fire.
The next morning, we decided to do the Navajo Loop hike, which is only 1.3 miles, but descends into the canyon amidst the hoodoos (rock formations here, caused by erosion of the sandstone) for over 500 feet. The kids LOVED this hike, and so did we (this was actually the second time Calvin has done this hike; he did it all at age 3!). 
Once back up at the top, we shot a few more photos of the incredible views. The gathering clouds made for some very interesting lighting! Calvin took this photo:
I took this photo:
Later on, about an hour and a half before sunset, we hiked the Queen's Garden trail. It is about 1.6 miles long, and descends 320 feet. It's named for the Queen Victoria-like figure on one of the hoodoos. Not sure it looks like her, but I took a photo for my coach, who lives in Victoria, Australia.
When we ascended to the top again, the sun was setting and I got this shot:
The next day, we opted to drive an hour or so to the Escalante State Park and hike the petrified forest trail. It was a long way out of our way, but I must admit it was impressive - I've never seen such large pieces of petrified rock before. They were colorful with iron and manganese oxides, and you could see the tree rings. Very cool.
More photos here of Bryce Canyon:
Camping
Navajo Loop
Calvin's photos
Queen's Garden
More photos here of Escalante State Park.
1 comment:
Your photos are even better than the postcard!! Wow is all I can say, what a spectacular place and so close to you too.
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