Bryce Canyon National Park

Hello Everyone,

On Monday, Sept. 9th, we drove out to Red Canyon again and hiked the "Birdseye Trail" high above Highway 12, among the Hoodoos and other geological formations. It was a bit chilly there (45), so Mom and Dad put on jackets for the first time in a couple months. There were some steep slopes along the side of the trail but Dad is getting used to them.

Something else interesting happened while we were there. Dad said, " Well look at that! We finally made it to Podunk"! I don't know what a podunk is, but he seemed to enjoy it.

We went back to our house and ate lunch. Then I took a nap while Dad and Mom went back to Bryce Canyon NP. There, Mom went on a hike down the "Queens Garden Trail" descending several hundred feet into the canyon to take pictures and marvel at the scenery all around her.

She was right in among the Hoodoos and other rock formations.

Here is "the Queen" herself, sitting on her throne in the middle of her garden of stone.

 While Mom hiked below, Dad hiked up on the "Rim Trail" along the brink of the canyon. 

 Dad took this picture of the Hoodoos in "the Amphitheater" from Inspiration Point.

Here is another picture from the top of Inspiration Point, much higher and at a slightly different angle.

These pictures were taken from the Rim Trail near Sunset Point in the park.

This is Cathedral Rock taken from the Rim Trail between Bryce Lodge and Sunrise Point.

On Tuesday, Sept. 10th, we all went into Bryce Canyon NP and took a very nice walk on the paved section of the Rim Trail, near Bryce Lodge, where dogs, especially good looking ones, are allowed. I met lots of new people and made lots of new friends.

We saw all of the same things that Mom and Dad saw on Monday and my human parents took more pictures of the spectacular scenery in the canyon. There is a free shuttle service in the park that is very efficient at moving people from place to place, so it is not necessary to drive one's car, and very hard to find a parking spot if you do. Sometimes the Rangers even restrict the number of cars entering the park when overcrowding occurs, especially during the summer tourist season. It is much easier to park in the shuttle services' parking lot outside of the park and ride the bus. Did I say it is Free!

This is the trailhead of the "Navaho Loop Trail" which descends into the canyon on a 1.3 mile steeply sloping trail which brings you right in among the Hoodoos and other features.

This geological feature is named "Thor's Hammer" and occupies a prominent position among the Hoodoos.

Here is a forsaken little tree that is perched on the very edge of the precipice, a dropoff of nearly one thousand feet.

At the end of the day, near sundown, we all went back to Red Canyon and hiked the "Pink Ledges" trail one more time to say goodbye to the two stalwart sentinels that stand guard above the visitors center.

Mom and Dad and I very much enjoyed or stay in Panguitch, Utah, and our daily forays to Red Canyon and Bryce Canyon National Park.

Tomorrow we are bound for Torrey, Utah, then on to Grand Junction, Colorado😉.