The Sunday Blast from the Past

It's a short trip from Zion National Park to Bryce Canyon National Park. I checked in at Ruby's Inn Campground, and prepared to tour Bryce the next morning.

I left early in the morning to avoid all of the crowds.

It was an uphill drive all the way to Rainbow Point, but what scenery along the way.

The air is certainly a lot thinner at this altitude. :)

The hoodoos of Bryce are some of the most spectacular natural formations I have ever seen!

This raven was at one of the overlooks. He would wait until folks got out of their cars, and then he'd glide down to pick the bugs off of the front of the vehicles. How's that for learned behavior? Since it was May, there were plenty of bugs stuck to the front of the cars and trucks.

Of course, I took tons of pictures of this magnificent national park, so it was hard to choose just a few for today's "blast."

In my opinion, Bryce Canyon National Park only ranks behind the Grand Canyon National Park as the most awesome national park that I have visited. Yellowstone would probably be a close third for me. Your opinion may vary. ;)

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Thanks for stopping by....talk to you later, Judy

The Sunday Blast from the Past

After I left Page, AZ, in May of 2008, I headed for Zion National Park in Utah. I camped at a Passport America Park about 40 miles from the Visitor's Center. I didn't want to camp inside the park since there is a one mile long tunnel that I didn't want to drive the rig through. With a rig the size of mine, it would have taken a special escort through the tunnel (with an appropriate fee). The drive into the park was interesting enough just with the car!

Once you are at the visitor's center, further travel in the park must be done by shuttle bus. I got there early in the morning and took the shuttle out to the ranch area near the Virgin River.

You will spend most of your time in Zion looking up at the magnificent mesas.

The views are astounding.

The second day I was there, I took a ranger led bus tour that was very informative about invasive species (plants) and the geology of the area. The tour began at 9:00, so I had to get up quite early to make the one hour drive there in time to find a parking space at the visitor's center.

That was the day I decided to live on the wild side....and not make my bed before I left. ;) It was the first time in about thirty years that I hadn't made my bed. I guess it's just the freedom of the road that took over my sensibilities that morning...LOL.

Thanks for stopping by....talk to you later, Judy