Friday morning and we leave Zion, heading for Bryce Canyon. As we depart Zion we have to go through an extremely narrow tunnel. It's so narrow that whenever an RV goes through, the traffic from the other direction must be stopped so that the RV can pass down the middle of the tunnel. We pay a $15 tunnel fee and wait until there is a convey of RV's ready to take over the tunnel.
It's the weekend, so there will be no chance of getting into a lovely National Park, so we book into Ruby's RV park, which surprisingly is pretty good. With one exception, their wifi speed is about that of wifi in a National Park. (There is no wifi in the National Parks, and sometimes no cell coverage). However, that is not why we're here!
It's time for another hike! We choose a fairly easy 2 hour hike (add 50% for photo opportunities) and hike from Sunrise point to Sunset point.
This is a gorgeous trail, and the best thing about hiking through Bryce is that the trails wind through all the hoodoos so that you feel as if you are part of the canyon. A hoodoo is the column thingy that looks like an iced biscuit, well to me anyway.
Day 2 at Bryce and it's time for another hike! This time the peek-a-boo trail, 4.2 miles
At this point, I would like to mention that my walking boots are around 15 years old, and therefore old technology and lead lined, and Stuart has brand new (2 weeks old), new technology, self propelling boots, and this is why I am so slow!
The peekaboo trail is a delight, and hardly any other hikers. It's beautiful, peaceful and a real treat. The best part was when we passed through a gap in the rocks from one amphitheater to another and saw the most amazing view
We also see horse riders on the same trail, but both Stuart and I are enjoying the hiking and won't be switching anytime soon.
Cycling is Stuart's first love (I think I am a pretty close second), but I don't think the hiking is ever going to supplant the cycling.
One of the few hikers we met on the trail (sadly a Brit) tells us proudly that he has driven 3,000 miles in two weeks. He also tells us that he is going to write to Barak Obama, something to do with his GPS not working, or the National Parks being closed last October, I'm not sure, I was trying to tune him out. Anyway, Stuart and I then calculate how far we have travelled and realize that we have driven 300 miles in one week!! Way to go! Life in the slow lane, we love it!
As we are leaving Bryce, Gladys (the GPS system, in case you didn't read the earlier blog) tells us to turn left, and we decide to turn right. Note to selves, Gladys is usually right, she has the support of a number of satellites, we rely on gut instinct. Anyway, before we finally decide that Gladys has a point, we go past Observation point, which is a lookout point that we had missed out on the earlier days. We decide to check it out, and are so glad we did. This has to be the best view point of all.
Flora and fauna at Bryce Canyon
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