Summary: hoodoos, hiking to canyon floor, aspen forests, and teepee living.
We got an early start on our drive from La Verkin to Bryce Canyon National Park. Before entering the park we drove through Dixie National Forest. These are some of the reddest rocks we have seen so far!
No other place looks like Bryce Canyon National Park. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion) can be found on every continent, but here is the largest collection of hoodoos in the world! Descriptions fail. Photographs do not do it justice.
We decided to hike to the canyon floor. It was a steep hike but it was so very beautiful.
Video of part of the hike onto the canyon floor.
Our drive from Bryce to our resting place this night brought us through more amazing scenery- there were sweeping meadows with mountains as their backdrops and aspen forests on the mountains- my favorite trees!
Our 'room' in Torrey, Utah just outside of Capitol Reef National Park was just a bit more themed than previous nights...
Take a look inside our teepee!
We ate dinner in the hotel restaurant. Dean had Flatiron Steak with grilled onions and I had Marco's Chicken Enchilada with steamed veggies. It was all delicious. After dinner we went sit by the fire pit within the circle of our teepee. We met a family from New York and a family from Panama City Beach (who were both Shreveport natives). We spent a few hours trading stories about our National Park visits, etc under the moon and stars.
Our teepee was extremely comfortable! If ever you are in this area, you need to check out this resort. There are even conestoga wagons to sleep in!
Day 7 pics!
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