Bryce Canyon, UT

Day 19: We were basking in the sunshine and bit of warmth today (10 degrees c). Back at the park, we hiked along the top of the canyon, on the "Rim Trail". The trails are made of clay, and mixed with melting snow, it created a mucky, muddy path for us to slip and slid along. We only passed one other small group today and it felt like we had the whole canyon to ourselves. There is a campground that we passed along one edge of the canyon, that has amazing views - sadly, of course it's closed now, but would certainly be worth a future trip. 

Bryce Canyon, UT

Day 18: Today was snowy up in the mountains so we toured the canyons from our car. More than 9100 feet (2780 meters) at the highest point.

Thankfully, Sebastian is getting good at disconnecting our water and draining tanks at night, because it's below freezing (we had one morning without water due to a frozen water hose). But we're warm, we found a little country store to replenish our food and all is well...except try as I might, I can't beat Sebastian at cards!

 

 

Bryce Canyon, UT

Day 17: Heute war super. Wir wanderten durch den Queen's Garden im Bryce Canyon.

 

7th Stop: Bryce Canyon, Utah

Days 15 & 16: Yesterday we travelled through New Mexico, across parts of Arizona and into Utah. Stunning views for the entire 580 miles! The constantly changing landscape from desert to clay, canyons and mountains. The usual cows near the road changed to horses for this trip. 

We found a nice campground up in the mountains near Bryce Canyon National Park - the nearby towns are tiny, there is hardly anyone here, no internet, no cell service, we can't even get the radio. The peacefulness has been magical, but we may be difficult to reach for the next few days. It looks like portions of the Canyon are open, but today is only 30 degrees f and there's been some snow so we plan to wait for the sun tomorrow to venture out. If the National Parks don't work out, we've seen plenty of smaller trails and parks that are accessible that we'd like to explore.