Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sites 35 and 36, 7.50 per night each with the geezer card
What a beautiful day we have had today.
After breakfast we set out to see the sites of this great National Park. We started at the VC, got our books stamped, watched the movie and looked around through the exhibits.
Next up we went by the General Store to check it out. They are opening tomorrow, but actually had shortened hours today. That didn't really matter to us, but we saw that they had showers, so checked that out. They looked good, and we made plans for later.
We stopped at the viewpoints all along the way out to the end of the park road, and that included many stops, with lots of walking, and a stop at the flying plate picnic area for some lunch. It was windy, and we had to hold everything down. Betty's plate took to sailing after depositing her hard boiled egg in the middle of the table. Barney was able to collect the plate, and the egg was rescued, so we weren't littering.
This park has some awesome views, and we took lots of pictures, but the camera doesn't do quite as good as the eye does. The park ranges from about 8000 feet elevation to about 9100. It is quite a challenge to our older bodies to manage the ups and downs of the paths and trails. Breathing comes in gasps! Barney even went a short way down into the canyon and took some pictures there. Many of the trails are closed or only open part way because of snow. Different areas of the park are just beginning to open up. But there are plenty of visitors, and again, many languages.
We had a wonderful day. It was fairly warm except for the strong winds, but the sun was out in full force, and we are slightly burned, again thanks to the elevation. It was fairly clear, and we felt like we could see forever, but our main focus was on the hoodoos.
After spending much of the day sightseeing, we headed for the showers. Believe me, we needed them! We are still off grid, after four nights on the road. It was nice to have a hot shower. The showers had all been redone recently and were clean and nice, had a dry dressing area, and even had a nice shelf in the shower stall for all your stuff. From all our travels, these are some of the nicest we have used. They were 2 dollars for 8 minutes, and we soaked them up! Lots cheaper than an RV park!
We will be continuing our travels tomorrow. More from the Bedrock Bunch later.
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