Trip to Canyonlands Post 3

Bryce Canyon is stunning, no matter which was you look at it. Arriving in the afternoon, first we walked along the rim. There's still snow on the north slopes and the wind was cold. But there are fewer tourists here this time of year. And the rates are lower. The buffet at Ruby's Inn was excellent.

A limber pine clinging to life

This morning we hit the trail to the bottom to the Queen's Garden about 9 am. We had it to ourselves going down, but coming up there was a large group of people from France. So we heard a lot of "excusez-moi" as they passed us on the way back up.

Queen Victoria

 This afternoon we drove to the farthest southern point of the park--Rainbow Point. It's 9000 feet in elevation. The trail we wanted to go on was covered with snow. On the way back we saw some antelope, stopped at the Natural Bridge, and went out to Inspiration Point.

Natural bridge

Antelope

Inspiration Point