Old Home on the Range

Daily Mileage=30;Trip Mileage=3464

Well, here's the new Many homestead! What do you think about it? This is where we're staying outside of Bryce Canyon National Park. We're really getting rustic here (but it's OK). You're all welcome to come visit but you'll have to share the one room with us (there's two beds).

Anyway, we had another nice day here at the park. We did not get up for the sunrise photo of the amphitheatre so you'll have to see it on a postcard. However, we did a glorious hike down to the canyon. It was a 4 miler that went down 550 feet. (As they constantly remind you in the park, what goes down must come back up.) It doesn't take long to get down, but you are huffing & puffing on the ascent.

Another one of the "I Believe" thoughts we both have is, We believe people who wear flip-flops after passing a sign that reads, "hiking shoes with traction should be worn on trail" should be banned from the Park (maybe the human race because they are lacking in some basic intelligence). Furthermore, those who take their poor, little children (wearing flip-flops) on these trails while they're in hiking boots should be not permitted to have any more kids! YIKES! There are stupid people everywhere, even out in nature.

The Indians that inhabited this area said that the hoodos were the bad people who were changed into stone by the great coyote spirit. They say you could see the colors they were wearing when they were changed as well as their faces in the stone. Actually, when viewing the hoodos, you can see what they meant.

Once again, all we can say is that the rock formations in this park are the best we've seen and you never tie of looking at them, either from the top or the bottom. Since you can't be here, enjoy the view!

Miss you all, but we are having a wonderful time.

Love, Mare & Rich