Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Entrance to the slot canyon from the Navajo Trail

The hoodoos of Bryce Canyon

Natural Bridge

KOA, Cannonville, UT: This morning was overcast and threatening rain again, but we decided to go back to Bryce Canyon NP to see some of the things we missed and maybe do a hike. So we loaded our packs and headed out. Stopped at several vantage points and then backtracked to Sunrise Point. Started to walk up to Inspiration Point and it started raining. So we headed over to the Bryce Canyon Lodge for lunch. After relaxing and enjoying a great lunch we walked up to the rim trail and walked over to Sunset Point. The Navajo Trail head is there and we decided to give it a try. This trail goes down into the canyon with a series of switchbacks. Then at the bottom the trail goes through a slot canyon named “Wall Street.” I really wanted to do that, but after about three switchbacks I chickened out. We brought our packs, my trekking poles were in the truck, but we didn’t think to get them before we walked up to the rim trail. And there were so many people on the trail. So we drove to some more overlooks and then back home. High of about 85 today down in the valley and about 75 up on the rim.