This morning, we arrived at Bryce Canyon National Park by 8
AM. A quick stop at the visitor center so Barbara could pick up a post card for
the boys, a quick text message to the girls to let them know that we are “alive
and well” off the grid and then out to the shuttle bus. We took the bus up to
Bryce Point that is the “top” of the park @ 8,296 feet of elevation. Along the
way we saw some pronghorn sheep. We were probably on the first bus us, so we
didn’t have a crowd at the overlooks. Rather than take the bus to the next two
viewpoints, we hiked the rim trail. Very unusual for a National Park – there
were no railings at all. If you wandered off the trail, they would be scraping
you up off the canyon floor! We hike about 2 miles and then took the shuttle to
the Lodge. Out of the four designed by this architect, this is the only one
that hasn’t had to be replaced yet. After that, we took the shuttle back to the
visitor center and headed out of the park to the BLM (Bureau of Land
Management) visitor office to learn more about The Grand Staircase Escalante
Parks. We decided to head over to Escalante to pick up some groceries and gas.
After that, we went into Escalante Petrified Forest State Park. We started to
hike the trail, but Barbara soon realized that the height would not work for
her! I managed to get her back down and then did the hike without her. About 2
miles with some challenging elevation change (since we were up around 8000
feet) Got back to the car and drove back to Kodachrome for dinner and to
prepare for moving on tomorrow. We walked the interpretive nature trail and
wandered around the campground. Said goodbye to the other couple with the
Escape and then called it a night. Tomorrow, we hope to get in a National Park
Campground about 3 hours east of here.
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