Bryce Canyon National Park

[ProCaliberTraveler]

I had a slow, sore start to the morning after hiking to The Wave. My knees ached especially.

After savoring the hotel breakfast of eggs and bacon, I got on the road and left Kanab around 10 am. I reached the junction with Utah State Route 12 and was immediately greeted with Red Canyon, an area filled with red-orange formations I had never seen with my own eyes before. From there I drove to the entrance of Bryce Canyon National Park, more unfamiliar territory for me. It was lightly snowing upon my entrance to the park but once I reached Sunset Point, the clouds parted and allowed sunshine to bathe the scene before me. I couldn't believe my luck.

Since I had snowchains for my hiking boots that gave me traction on the icy Navajo Loop trail, I hiked down Wall Street and into the canyon!

 

[AlanLichty]

You are lucky the snow was deep enough to hike on top of it - beautiful scenery with this level of snow cover. I love the second image although all are quite nice.

When there is less snow you get to encounter Bryce mud on the trails which is the worst kind - each footstep accumulates another 1/2lb of sticky and tenacious mud on your boots until you almost can't even lift your foot any more since it weighs so much

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

You are lucky the snow was deep enough to hike on top of it - beautiful scenery with this level of snow cover. I love the second image although all are quite nice.

When there is less snow you get to encounter Bryce mud on the trails which is the worst kind - each footstep accumulates another 1/2lb of sticky and tenacious mud on your boots until you almost can't even lift your foot any more since it weighs so much

Thanks, Alan. Walking in mud like that doesn’t sound nearly as fun.

 

[John Holbrook]

Excellent images!

 

[Rick Nantais]

Magnifique...

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Excellent images - snow on the red rocks is always a great combination.

 

[JimFox]

Awesome work Michael!

The Red Rock area before Bryce is one of my favorite areas to stop and explore. What's cool is you are right there in the middle of the hoodoos. With Bryce, unless one hikes like you did, it's mostly a situation where we are shooting down on the hoodoos. In Red Rock, you are immersed in them. It's totally one of my favorite area.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Beautiful images

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Awesome work Michael!

The Red Rock area before Bryce is one of my favorite areas to stop and explore. What's cool is you are right there in the middle of the hoodoos. With Bryce, unless one hikes like you did, it's mostly a situation where we are shooting down on the hoodoos. In Red Rock, you are immersed in them. It's totally one of my favorite area.

I did notice all the trailheads off the highway there but with a lot of snow on the ground, I couldn’t explore them unfortunately.I need to do that same route in warmer weather!

 

[Alisa]

All so beautiful! The second one is my favorite.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful images, Mike. You have done such justice to one of my favorite places.

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Beautiful images, Mike. You have done such justice to one of my favorite places.

That’s quite the compliment, Douglas. Thank you.