BRYCE CANYON

I had not prepared my mother for the sight of Bryce but told her each of the parks was going to be totally different, and their reason for being were differing methods of erosion.

Bryce did not disappoint.  As the season is heading into winter, the sun was lower in the sky. Apart from sunrise, this is the best light in which to view the park.  It hightlights the various clusters of hoodoos bringing them to life.  It is a marvel of nature how with the uplifting of the land and the coursing of water and ice, this unique basin of semi human forms was been created.  It was breathtaking and all you can do is sit and look at it and try and take it in.

I did however take the 2.2mile hike to the canyon floor down 27 switchbacks, through tunnels and up again.  I felt invigorated and it went in a small way towards compensating for eating restaurant food.

The only down side of Bryce is that it is so accessible to large groups of people, that it is what you end up getting.  Thousands of them, and Ruby's Inn has pretty much captured the market of feeding them - a frenzy to say the least.  We enjoyed it none the less!