I truly enjoyed every single place we visited on our Southwest trip, but if I had to pick a favorite spot, Bryce Canyon would win. I was smitten with the weather, the landscape, the cabin where we stayed, the little general store we visited at least a dozen times in two days and the older gentleman behind the counter where we bought our fishing licenses (for our upcoming adventure on Lake Powell) who tried to convince me stay behind by offering me a job – I just loved everything about this part of Utah!
Bryce Canyon National Park was pretty cool too…
We started our day at Sunset Point, and began by descending the steep switchbacks on the Navajo / Queens Garden loop trail. That’s Justin hiking along the path. It was pretty amazing and intimidating to see the zigzag trail in person – this shot really doesn’t do it justice.
By the time we reached the canyon floor, we were 500 feet lower than we were when we started.
Here’s a fisheye shot of the hoodoos from the canyon floor. Can you see why I liked this place much? It was incredible!
We finished the trail at Sunrise Point, and I had to give Justin a celebratory smooch.
The views from the rim trail were pretty fantastic too.
I used my 24mm lens to get a selfie of us with the hoodoos.
As dusk approached, we went for a drive to try to find a good spot to watch the sun set (not that the view from any spot was bad…) and we checked out Natural Bridge.
We ended up at Rainbow Point (I think) for the sunset. Wherever we were, I dare you to argue with that view…
Before we left, I insisted that we stop to adopt a prairie dog. Justin supported that idea, but was mortified that I named our little guy Buster.
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