Bryce Canyon

Day 18

We went to bed last night when it was 30⁰C and woke up this morning and it was so cold the leaves on the trees were frozen.

After breakfast we headed to the weird and eerie world of Bryce Canyon. It has sandstone spires called Hoodoos which are a pillar of rock left by erosion. They create a landscape that is a playground for the imagination.

We started at Rainbow Point which was breathtaking. We were awe stuck at our first sight of the hoodoos. But as we moved around to the natural bridge we were even more amazed at the beauty before us. As we moved through the park each spot offered a different and more beautiful perspective. From Sunrise to Sunset Point the hoodoos appeared as beautiful fairy castles.

Along the way we spotted squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs and pronghorn. Apparently the pronghorn evolved at a time when North America was home to fierce predators. Today no land animal in the Western Hemisphere can match their speed and only one in the world, the African Cheetah, can run faster. They can run at speeds of up to 98kph and have such keen eyesight they can detect movement up to 6.5 km away.

After lunch we were treated to the famous local dessert pie. We came back to Ruby’s Inn for a rest before our farewell dinner at Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill Dinner Show.