My Darling Clementine

We have arrived at Bryce Canyon National Park. We crossed into Utah this morning and drove through a section of the Painted Desert. Awesome scenery and the best was yet to come. As you travel the high desert you see beautiful mesas, pinnacles and other rock formations. Bryce has them all beat. They have hoodoos. They are formed by erosion, water and other forces of nature. The colors change as the sun moves and the reds and shadows take your breath away. The park is small and we hope to see all of it before moving down the road to Zion NP.

We checked into our campsite and went into the park to see the Bryce Amphitheater from some of the viewing areas. The hoodoos are like silent sentinels standing at attention for thousands of years. Some are individual and others are in clusters. As you look out at the vistas you think this looks like an animal or indian chief or something else. Many of the rocks have names and it is fun to look for them. The park also has lots of wildlife and we saw a few deer and pronghorns.

Tonight we grilled steaks, took a long walk and then lit a fire. A perfect evening.