After spending a chilly night in a high-altitude rest stop, we brushed the snow off the Adventuremobile and continued on.
We rolled past the park entry sign at 8:30 am.
The fresh snow had closed all roads into the outer reaches of the park. We were only able to access the main section, basically everything inside the black rectangle on the map:
Fun fact: Bryce Canyon isn’t actually a canyon. It’s a collection of big natural amphitheaters, full of hoodoos and other interesting geological features.
The most time-consuming part of composing this post was narrowing my huge stack of photos down to a manageable 25. The views here are spectacular.
Elizabeth is the only one of us who thought to pack snow boots. Without my usual weeks of planning and exhaustive lists, I had only grabbed trail runners and cozy sheepskin booties. The booties got soggy at Bryce, but my feet stayed warm!
We didn’t do any major hikes, just checked out the scenic overlooks. Did I mention the views are phenomenal?
This is another park we’ll likely revisit in a warmer season, but it was nice to experience it this time without crowds.
By 11:30 am we had seen everything we wanted to see inside the accessible rectangle, so we got back on the road, heading north toward the Great Salt Lake.
To be continued!
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