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| When we arrived it was snowing. |
We left Utah Lake State Park and drove south on I 15 to Spanish Forks and Hwy 6 and then jogged on to Hwy 89 which we followed on down to the area around Bryce Canyon National Park.
Camping in the park is on a first come basis and when we arrived there were about four sites available. Steve and Jodi got into one quickly, but it took Linda and I a bit longer because all the remaining sites except the one we eventually took, were very uneven. None of them would work, but Linda spotted a site between two rigs that suited us just fine.
We all got set up and then took a quick ride out along Bryce Canyon rim. The weather was a mix of wind and rain, snow and sleet. We stopped and looked around, but the clouds were so thick at times we couldn't see the far side of the canyon.
We drove to the Visitors Center and looked around. We watched the movie on how the canyon was formed and noted that many of the beautiful videos were captured with a blanket of snow covering the landscape. Our drive out on the rim showed a bit of the snowy side of Bryce.
Evening came and we ate dinner in our separate little homes and then gathered a Steve and Jodi's for a rousing game of 5 Crowns. Linda kicked everyone's butt. The cards were falling in her favor so often that no one could believe her luck. We told her that she needed to come down off her cloud or we wouldn't play with her anymore.
Morning came and we all loaded into the truck and drove the rim road, but this time the sun was out and we were warm and rested. We drove out to the end of the road at Rainbow Point and took pictures there and at Yovimpa Point. Then we jumped into the truck and drove back down the road stopping at Ponderosa Canyon overlook, Agua Canyon, Natural Bridge, Fairview Point, Inspiration Point - including Bryce Point and Paria Point, Sunset Point, and Sunrise Point. At Sunrise Point we hiked the Queen's Garden trail.
Once we had lunch back at the campground and recovered from our hike, we drove down to the Mossy Cave Trail and hiked the .4 miles to the cave. Along the way, we saw a very nice waterfall, but Mossy Cave was a bit of a letdown. There was not much to the cave - some water running out of the rocks, some moss and snow remnants. We gave it a C-.
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| Bryce Canyon overlook. |
Before driving back to camp we drove to the Red Canyon area and looked around. You could spend quite a bit of time hiking in this area. We will definitely have to come back.
Holy sh*@! When we woke up it was 24 degrees out with a three-inch layer of snow covering everything! Man, it was nice to have our camper. The tent folks were hunkering down, none were moving about that we could see. We packed up the truck and swept most of the snow off and then hit the road. By the time we had left the Bryce area the sun was out and warming to a balmy 30 degrees. As we drove the contrast of the blue sky, red rock, and white snow was unbelievable.
Our next camp area was an RV resort located in Mesquite, Nevada. When we arrived it was 78 degrees with not a cloud in the sky. We all sat out and soaked in the warm rays. It was good to have a shorter day of driving and time to sit out and relax.
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| Queens Garden hike. |
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| All the tourists were posing this way. |
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| Waterfalls on the trail to Mossy Cave. |
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| Red Rock Canyon Visitors Center. |
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| Morning view from our camper at North Campground in Bryce. |
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| I go to Mexico to avoid this! |
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| Red rock, blue sky, and white snow! |
We all got set up and then took a quick ride out along Bryce Canyon rim. The weather was a mix of wind and rain, snow and sleet. We stopped and looked around, but the clouds were so thick at times we couldn't see the far side of the canyon.
We drove to the Visitors Center and looked around. We watched the movie on how the canyon was formed and noted that many of the beautiful videos were captured with a blanket of snow covering the landscape. Our drive out on the rim showed a bit of the snowy side of Bryce.
Morning came and we all loaded into the truck and drove the rim road, but this time the sun was out and we were warm and rested. We drove out to the end of the road at Rainbow Point and took pictures there and at Yovimpa Point. Then we jumped into the truck and drove back down the road stopping at Ponderosa Canyon overlook, Agua Canyon, Natural Bridge, Fairview Point, Inspiration Point - including Bryce Point and Paria Point, Sunset Point, and Sunrise Point. At Sunrise Point we hiked the Queen's Garden trail.
Once we had lunch back at the campground and recovered from our hike, we drove down to the Mossy Cave Trail and hiked the .4 miles to the cave. Along the way, we saw a very nice waterfall, but Mossy Cave was a bit of a letdown. There was not much to the cave - some water running out of the rocks, some moss and snow remnants. We gave it a C-.
Holy sh*@! When we woke up it was 24 degrees out with a three-inch layer of snow covering everything! Man, it was nice to have our camper. The tent folks were hunkering down, none were moving about that we could see. We packed up the truck and swept most of the snow off and then hit the road. By the time we had left the Bryce area the sun was out and warming to a balmy 30 degrees. As we drove the contrast of the blue sky, red rock, and white snow was unbelievable.
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