Bryce day 2

This is becoming a habit. It 10:30 and our day has just ended. Jenny, John & I did one of the classic Bryce Canyon hikes this morning. Jeanne is not comfortable with the 9000 foot elevation so she bowed out of the morning hike. We did a few things outside the park in the early afternoon and then drove 18 miles to the upper end of the park to see the small grove of Bristle Cone Pine trees that the park has. There was a nice hike to see those trees. We had just enough time to stop at the favorite place for viewing the sunset. Of course we are approaching the longest day of the year so sunset was close to 9:00. Socializing ensued and here we are 10:30. We are here one more day. More tomorrow.

Bryce Canyon

During the drive here we took a detour on a 30 mile dirt road to visit "Hells Backbone". It's kinda hard to explain so I won't do it but I have included some pictures. We are here for 3 nights and will begin our exploration tomorrow. We are at close to 9000 feet. There is no AC in any of the buildings but the typical high is in the 80s and the average low is in the 50s. More tomorrow.

Torrey day 4

Today's adventure was a long hike on the frying pan trail. The scenery was spectacular but the trail was brutal. We did it one way leaving one car at the take out and driving the other to the trailhead. We were on the trail for nearly 6 hours and saw no one else. Either everyone else knew something we didn't or we didn't know something we should of. Even though the hike was difficult, and we were happy when it ended, the experience will not be forgotten any time soon. It was an A+.

Torrey day 3

We did a long scenic drive today after a visit to the visitor center and some fruit harvesting from the extensive orchards in the park. We decided that we should probably take a day off from hiking. We hit the trails again tomorrow. 

Torrey Utah day 2

I probably should have mentioned yesterday that we are in Torrey to visit Capital Reef NP. We did a long hike today down Sulfur Creek. It was supposed to be 5 miles but Apple, and Garmin begged to disagree. There were 4 waterfalls that required some scrambling to get around. It was an adventure that shall not be forgotten very soon. We are here until Thursday.

Torrey Utah

John and Jeanne arrived a few hours after we did after 2 long days of driving. We did a couple of short hikes to get their legs working. We will do some serious exploring starting tomorrow. Yesterday's ORV tour was a 90 minute rollercoaster ride. It was called a Sunset Tour and that it was. We didn't get back to the MP until 9:30. The weather has been cooperating for the most part. Highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s. More tomorrow.

Kanab day 3

We have booked a 2 and a half hour sunset tour through parts of Coral Pink Sand dunes SP on ORVs. We are riding, not driving. We most likely won't get back to the MP until pretty late so I probably won't post anything about that until tomorrow. We put the Old Girl in storage tomorrow and drive to Torrey Utah to meet up with John and Jeanne. I did a pleasant bike ride this morning around a lake that is not far from here. See pic.