Friday, July 7,
2006 - Bryce Canyon,
Utah
After breakfast, we packed the backpack and drove into the park. We had
decided to take a hike in Bryce Canyon. We stopped at the visitors'
center and purchased a hiking map. We decided to take the Queen's Garden
Trail. The trailhead is on the rim at Sunrise Point. We took lots of
water, raincoats and some snacks. The hike was about two miles out and
back and descended three hundred feet. The path was sand with some small
rocks. We used the hiking sticks and enjoyed a leisure pace. There were
some switchbacks and several tunnels that the path passed through. At
the end of the "out" portion, we saw Queen Victoria sitting on her
throne atop a large vertical rock. We took many pictures of the hoodoos,
cliffs and rock formations. The rock colors at Bryce vary, but are
predominately a red/pink shade. The hike lasted several hours and we
returned to the campground and worked. |