Reflections of My Travel

This morning, we got up fairly early to meet Sylvis and Peach for breakfast in the lobby before we went our separate ways. They left right after eating. We took our time getting around and grabbed some hot cocoa before hitting the road again. We headed north to Bryce Canyon and I was excited to see snow clouds as we approached.

caution: snow ahead

For a Florida girl, getting snowed on two days in a row is cause for a happy dance. Our goal was to do an easy day of sight-seeing while giving our legs a chance to rest and recoup. Bryce was perfect for that because there was only one real trail open due to the weather and we were fine with skipping it. Otherwise, there was just a long road with a bunch of scenic overlooks – just my speed after the last three days! And the scenery… it was fabulous!

overall setting

self-portrait

colorful rocks are awesome

huge natural arch

they call this the catacombs

i love that man!

The big thing here is the “hoodoos” which are freestanding rock formations that were created when the rock eroded away around them.

hoodoo! such a fun word

They basically look like natural totem poles and are just all around cool looking. And there are thousands of them here.

the amphitheatre

catacombs and amphitheatre - this was really the highlight of the day

amphitheatre

we really do like our self-portraits

me at the amphitheatre

seriously cool looking

the snow adds a wonderful contrast

you can see the navajo trail in the lower left - it was open but we abstained

not in my castle on the cloud

lotsa hoodos

more catacombs

here begins the wildlife series - i know it's blurry but i loved the wingspread

howdy-do

in flight with landing gear down

i was looking for a prairie dog colony because they are so much fun

sadly this is the only pdog i found

Between being all giddy from the snow and amazed at the scenery, it was a fantastic day. I even got my downhill muscles working again today without pain. After we had explored all of the sights that the park had to offer (without excessive walking), we found a hotel just outside the park and grabbed dinner at the only restaurant open in town. I think I might even get to sleep in a little bit tomorrow.