Thursday, June 9 - Bryce Canyon National Park, UT- 132.2 miles - 9281.5 for the trip
Although the original plan was to head to Page, AZ today, we changed out mind and decided to revisit Bryce Canyon. We were last there in 1996. The drive was uneventful & we pulled into Ruby's Inn RV Park & Campground around 1:00. Somehow we mixed up where we stayed on out 1996 trip. We all thought we stayed at Ruby's Inn Campground on that trip, but now figured we were in one of the campgrounds in the park. In any case, this time we are in site 83. A little tight, but the problem solved - the tent moved a little off the site into the trees!
After setting up the trailer & tent we headed into the park. Just as breath taking as last time - looking out over the formations is amazing. It is a problem for photographers. You eye constantly isolates the different structures, but the camera can't. Trying to compose an image out of the mass of formations is difficult.
We drove up the length of the park, stopping at all the viewpoints. After that we went to the "Fast Food" restaurant (Part of the Ruby's organization which runs just about everything just outside the park). Although a bit expensive for fast food, it was hot, good & plentiful. We also did a bit of grocery shopping at the general store (which is fairly limited unless you are buying tourist mementos) dropped them off at the trailer & went back to the park to shoot some sunset photos. Although there wasn't a great sunset, we did get a few that had improved color over the mid afternoon images. I didn't label the locations, but my GPS on the camera was working, so in the EXIF data attached to the large image you can find the location. Using that & Google Maps, you can not only locate where I was standing, but which direction the camera was aimed.
Red Canyon
Site 83, Ruby's Inn RV Park & Campground
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Don & Anne
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
A Posing Raven
Bryce Canyon National Park
The Light Gets Better
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Anne
Don & Anne
Bryce Canyon National Park
Sunset
Sunset
Half a Moon
The current plan is to head for Page, AZ tomorrow. Of course, you never know until I post - we often change our minds at breakfast!
