Nice view on the West side of Capitol Reef NM.
Above left is a view of Capitol Reef from the top of Boulder Mountain on Highway 12. It was snowing when I took it. Darn white cloud. Above right is Calf Creek. Just a little to the top of the picture is an excellent campground of the same name. We marked this location as a destination for a future visit. There is a nice trail leading along Calf Creek.
Above left is the required photo of our campsite here at Bryce Canyon. It started to snow about 6pm during our evening stroll and then picked up to a good flurry. Several birds joined us in our campsite just after we arrived. A blue Jay (above right), A woodpecker (below left), and a red breasted robin? (below right)
If we're lucky, our snow demon will move on and the snow will disappear tomorrow.
Tuesday:
We hiked the Navajo/Queens Trail and the Bristle Cone Trail. Both provided excellent views of the beauty of Bryce Canyon. The colors and shapes enhanced the pleasure of the just taking some nice hikes. We also explored all the scenic outlooks. I abused myself by taking far too many pictures.
We were seeing red after we got to Bryce canyon. There's a lot of it there. There's also some nice forest.
All sorts of shapes to be seen.
Here are some of the critters we saw. One real (chipmunk) and one from the movies (ET).
Lou looks like she is deep in thought. Maybe she's thinking of her next chess move on the chess game on the right?
Further, and higher into the park on the main road, you get views of all over Southern Utah. You can also look back over the entire area where we had been hiking at Navajo Trail.
Left above, sometimes, even if you work there, you enjoy the view. There weren't many flowers in Bryce Canyon but this bush had some color.
We returned to the RV between hikes for lunch of Italian sausage, peppers, onion and cheese sandwiches. they were better than anything we saw on the lodge menu.
Tomorrow, we're on the road to Zion.
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