Rainbow Point Bryce Canyon National Park

It was a bit of a sleep-in and a relaxing start to the day. We didn't emerge from the tent until 7:30 and didn't finish breakfast until after 8. Then the kids had a quiet and extended play in the tent and we didn't head out to explore Bryce Canyon until 9:30. We weren't even 2 minutes up the road when Tim screeched to a halt and called out in an …

Jede Meile Distanz zu Salt Lake City verschaffte uns Erleichterung und es kam ein Hauch Vorfreude auf nächste Nationalparks auf. Auf der Interstate 15 kamen wir auf schnurgeraden Strecken rasch im Niemandsland voran. Ebene Flächen so weit das Auge reichte und hochaufstrebende Felsmassive am Horizont begleiteten uns. Nach der Abfahrt von der …

Vandaag gaan we terug naar het warmere weer en de cowboys en indianen. We hebben deze morgen goed ontbeten in het hotel en zijn dan naar Bryce Canyon gereden. Daar hadden we gisterenavond al een hotel (Best Western Plus Ruby's Inn) vast gelegd. Het hotel is een van de oudste verblijfplaatsten in het gebied en is al vaak getroffen geweest door …

I guess it's because Bryce Canyon has the National Park designation that it gets overrun with tourists, even in mid-April when the snow is still deep and temperatures chilly at it's elevation of 8,000 to 9,000 feet.  "Canyon" actually seems to be a ...

... feet. There is still snow on the ground in places, enough for us to enjoy a snowball fight. Our first view of Bryce Canyon was from Rainbow Point, the last lookout at the end of the road. Wow! A valley of multicoloured hoodoos, or limestone rock ...

... up and realize that an hour had passed. Also, it caused us to speculate; is this really real???!?!?! After Rainbow Point, we headed back through the park, dodging multiple tourist cars and buses as we stopped and ogled the various spires. Some of the ...

... wir den Sonnenaufgang am Sunrise Point um wenige Minuten. Einigermassen erholt fuhren wir unmittelbar danach an das Ende der Parkstrasse zum Rainbow Point, wo wir gemütlich in der Sonne frühstückten. Auf der Rückfahrt machten wir Halt an den ...

... too keen on the idea either.   Trying to get away from the crowds, we drove to the southern section of the canyon, Rainbow Point.  Definitely was the right thing to do ... less people but many great things to see.  Good breeze was blowing ...

... new or take a different hike.  Wished we had stayed one more night. Tuesday, April 30 – North Campground, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah      This is one of two developed campgrounds located in Bryce Canyon both with no ...

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... National Park – 110 miles – America’s Best Value Inn, Tropic So today we head off for Bryce National Park, but first we go through Red Canyon which as the name suggests has red rocks.  As you head into the canyon the colour and ...

... , a bathroom in the back, and movie screens.  On the bus tour we went all the way to the other side of Bryce, and stopped at Rainbow point.  There we could see really cool rock formations that were shaped like animals.  On the way back we ...

Early Monday morning we packed up our tent and hit the road for National Park #2 - Bryce Canyon. On our way to the park we passed by some elk and bison. We arrived and went on the Rainbow Point Tour, which was a ranger-led tour that took us to some of ...