Bryce Canyon, Utah – 8/5-7/2014
Red Canyon, Utah
On Tuesday 8/5, as we approached Bryce Canyon from Salt Lake City, we arrived at Red Canyon. We now understand that some people get to Red Canyon and think its Bryce . The rock formations at Red Canyon are impressive.
Bryce Canyon, Utah
We were tired when we arrived at Bryce even though it was mid afternoon. We decided to have lunch at the “cowboy Buffet” at Bryce City just outside the park and then go to visitor center. There we watched two movies about Bryce. Then, we relaxed at our campsite in the National Park (North Campground). Our campsite was very nice, private and affordable – only $7.50 a night with our Senior National Parks pass.
The next morning we reserved seats on the afternoon 3.5 hour tour of southern Bryce viewpoints not on the regular bus shuttle. We spent the morning going to Mossy Cave and Fairyland viewpoints on the east side of the park.
Bryce is a very spectacular place!
The next day, we visited Inspiration Point at Sunrise and we hiked along the canyon rim starting a short walk from our campsite. After we passed through a couple of the southern viewpoints, we took advance of the bus shuttle service to take us back to our campsite. We spent the afternoon taking showers and doing the laundry.
We visited Bryce Point viewpoint at Sunset.
We decided not to go to Zion National Park this trip. We will go there next fall or spring. Instead we headed for Lake Powell for an overnight on the beach there. From there we will to Flagstaff for a day and then home to Vail.