More Beautiful Bryce

These were all taken on the Navajo Loop Trail at Sunset Point. This is short trail, 1.3 miles, but it is listed as strenuous. You can see that the bottom is a lonnnnng way down and, you guessed it, a lonnnnng way back up.


Going down.

This area is called Wall Street where the walls close in. Kind of like the real Wall Street at times.

Towering Douglas fir trees reach for the light above.


On the floor of the canyon I felt like I was all alone in the world. My husband, who takes lots more pictures and spends much more time along the way, was out of sight behind me and there wasn’t another soul or creature in sight. Until...


On the (huff and puff) way back up, I took every opportunity to stop and take photos. Here is a trail maintenance crew getting their marching orders. They must be in great shape at the end of the season.

Thor’s Hammer from the upbound trail. Puff puff puff puff

And a view back down the trail… puff puff puff puff. Such a wondrous hike, but I wasn’t ready to do it all over again.

And Then There's Bryce

Arriving at Bryce in the afternoon, we just had to get to the park to take some shots of this amazing place. This was our second visit, but there was no less sense of inspiration.




"Stay on the trails" "Dangerous cliffs" "Stay away from the edge" Lots of warning signs...



Of course, a REAL photographer ignores all of those warnings.



These strange, white Hoo Doos remind me of a group of people having a meeting; possibly about how to get down from their predicament.
And here's more "on the edge" photography...



And even more...



The people on the lookout above us gives a perspective of the size of this wonderous place.


Of course there are just too many sights to see and too many photos to take, not to mention deciding which ones to upload...


And of course there will be more to follow.
Just a reminder: Click on the images to view them larger. I'm trying to figure out how to upload them in a larger size, but until then...

Uneventful Mother's Day Travel

Unlike my Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Birthdy this trip was just like we like it; UNEVENTFUL.



We drove from Flagstaff, AZ to an RV park just outside of Bryce Canyon. This was all new territory for us as we had never driven all the way up Highway 89. We found it to be a good highway with lots of interesting sights. The first part of the trip took us through the Navajo Nation where we saw many contemporary hogans.

We caught a glimpse of Lake Powell as well as the Glen Canyon Dam that is very impressive. This hydroelectric plant produces 1320 megawatts of power and is over 500 feet from the crest of the dam to the bottom. No wonder it looked so big as I viewed it out the window of the motorhome!



The many beautiful rock formations begged for our exploration, and we definitely plan to do that sometime when we have the time.