Days Off # 3 & #4

Day Off #3:  Doing the Wash

No, this isn't a post about laundry!  We hiked 8 miles in Campbell Wash this afternoon.

We planned to go up the wash into Bryce National Park then hike the Fairyland Loop.  But when  we reached the trail, the temp went down, the wind picked up and raindrops fell.  So we headed back down the wash, saving Fairyland for a better day. 



Next time, we'll access it from inside the park because the wash is difficult to walk.  Its bed is river stones ranging in size from  pebbles to boulders.  Most are smooth and slide very easily; we'll need Tylenol tonight for our ankles and knees.



Pix:





Looking down the wash toward Powell Point



A relatively smooth stretch of the wash

  



Fred in the wash




The view from home is one of the best!

Day Off #4--Bryce Point-to-Point


What a great day we’ve had!  Fred washed the Jeep while I vacuumed and scrubbed the RV’s interior. This afternoon we went to Bryce National Park and played tourist.  We stopped at all but two of the viewpoints. The furthest and highest is Rainbow Point,18 miles from the entrance gate and 9115’ elevation.  Even in the bright sunshine, it was windy and cold up there—with plenty of snow on the ground.

A friend told us that a couple we’d worked with at  the North Rim in 2007 is at Bryce so we stopped in the gift shop and found  them.   We’ll try to co-ordinate our schedules for hiking or Jeeping together.

*Right now, we're working on our downhill technique.  Not only is it much easier than uphill, it provides a fantastic view.

Pictures from various BCNP viewpoints: