Bryce Canyon

The adventure continued from Zion Nat. Park and the Subway to Bryce Canyon Nat. Park. We went for a short loop hike down into the canyon and amongst the spires.

Photo by Jessie

This is one of my favorite pictures of the week....Bellmen.

Photo by Jessie

Photo by Lincoln

The boys and I fell asleep at the campground under a blanket of pitch black night. We woke early to find a full moon hanging over us.

Photo by Jessie

The morning slowly transformed into a vibrant orange glow, throwing shadows and color all over the canyon below.

Photo by Jessie

Photo by Jessie

Photo by Ron

My camera did not adequately capture the orange color of the spires as the sun finally hit them. The intense relief and contrast of the hoodoos created such vivid detail to the eye, I have yet to master the conversion to camera. It is true talent to be able to portray mood, beauty and emotions through a lens.

Photo by Jessie

After we tired of the stark beauty of Bryce we ventured down a long dirt road into the middle of nowhere. I seemed to take days, but then again I slept through most of it.

Photo by Jessie

Lincoln apparently knew what he was doing because we ended up at a group of gulch canyons. The skies were threatening rain and flash flooding had me a bit concerned. It was a "Shelly would not approve" moment. Therefore we proceeded with our hike into 3 claustrophobic separate, yet converging canyons.

Photo by Jason

The canyons were swirly and narrow. Nooks and Crannies everywhere. We were climbing over fins, through holes and over ledges.

Photo by Jason

This little lizard was the only wild life we saw down in the canyons. He looked like he could use a rain, a bit dehydrated.

Photo by Jessie

It was a great trip. We really enjoyed hanging out with some of our old Glacier Crew. They know how we feel and what we are going through. We all lived at Many Glacier and considered it home. Now that we have begun "branching out" we compare everything to Glacier. It is nice to have a support group as close knit as ours to help help you through your Glacier withdrawls.