Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Bryce Canyon

The trip gods smiled on us. We had so much fun exploring Bryce canyon. The weather was perfect for hiking. The kids were excited to explore, the baby liked the backpack. Bryce Canyon is magnificent! I took over 100 pictures and it was so hard to choose which ones to post.
This picture doesn't even come close to showing how amazing this place is. Everywhere we went you could hear people speaking different languages, French, Italian, German. There were more cars with out of state licenses then there were cars from Utah. It is amazing that people come from all over the world to see these National Parks and they are so close to where we live. We are so lucky. (Just a quick observation, Europeans dress better than the Americans we saw, myself included. I don't quite know what is is that is so different but there is defiantly a difference. If you saw someone with a baggy t-shirt or a too tight shirt you knew they were American)


We stayed in the little town of Tropic which is about 10 miles from the National Park . We stayed at the Bryce Canyon Inn which had little cabins. They are beautiful on the inside and because the buildings are separate I didn't have to worry about the kids being too noisy and the baby crying in the night and disturbing other people.




Two handsome guys I passed along the trail.

This was one of my favorite stops. It is called "Natural Bridge" We had so much fun that we decided to stay an extra day. I thought we might get bored of looking at the rocks but it never got old. there is so much beauty to take in and there is always something new to take in around every curve of the many trails.





Happy Hikers

The light and shadows in the late afternoon were incredible to see. The rocks change color in different light so you could stay in the same place and at different times of day see a completely different canyon
This trail goes right through the rock.

6 comments:

Lara said...

What gorgeous pictures, Mara! And what a great time! I would love to see more of those 100 pictures!

Ed said...

I love Bryce Canyon as well, Utah has some great scenery! Glad you had a good trip!

Donahoe Family said...

Mara - Hi!
Looks like you guys had a great time - so pretty there! Your kids get cuter everytime I see them! We need to get Kayla and Abby together soon - they would have so much fun. I'll get back to you about that!

Shill and Company said...

Those pictures are fantastic. What a beautiful place to go and spend a few days! The cabin that you stayed in looks like it would have been so much fun. Very rustic. You and Kelly are so adventurous. Next time you do something like that, please drag us along!

jarbee said...

What a great trip! The pictures do bring back some memories of our family trip to Bryce Canyon when we were young. I do miss the natural beauty of Utah!

mommyshan said...

I love Bryce Canyon! It is my favorite, I love your pictures.