We were sad to leave the high life in Snowbird but taking an extra day to see Bryce Canyon was WELL worth it! What an amazing, beautiful, stunning and breathtaking place!
We didn't actually get to the park until 4:45 but miraculously managed to take a ranger walk along the rim, see the museum and film at the visitor's center and help Vinny complete his ranger badge requirements.
We also drove to sunset point to watch the sunset and started walking a trail into the bottom of the canyon. I realized at a certain point that there was NO WAY I was going to make it all the way down and back up before dark. The kids started to beg to go to the bottom on their own...
I could actually see the bottom and the trail was wide so I finally said ok. The problems started when they walked through a small rock opening at the bottom of the canyon and disappeared...
About an hour later as the canyon was getting dark I found them happily coming back around the loop. THEY had a FANTASTIC time.
I was beyond anxious (please remember that even though the trail is somewhat wide there are no barriers from falling to your death at any moment) but found strange solace in my memory of the Brady Bunch episode where Greg and Marcia (or was it Jan and Peter) got lost in the bottom of the grand canyon.
Or was it Bobby and Cindy?
Did I forget to mention we were all wearing flip flops?
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Marcia, MARcia, MARCIA! Absolutely beautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, you have to have a little faith and let 'em go on their own for a bit!
ReplyDeleteThis posting had me simultaneously cringing and in stitches!
I believe the Bradys had burros to ride. Just don't use the Brady Bunch to soothe you if you take the kids to Hawaii. Remember the cursed tiki?
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