North of Glendale, en route to Bryce Canyon, the landscape once again becomes green and speckled with cattle ranches.
The road we are traveling, US-89 is very reminiscent of the hilly, winding roads theoughout northern and western Pennsylvania. Conifer forests cover the Rocky Mountains here.
The sun climbs over the Rockies in Hatch, UT ay 7:50am MDT. The size of the moutains cannot be captured accurately on my iPad camera.
All the children are working on Junior Ranger program and as a family, we are working on Bryce Canyon NP's "I Hiked the Hoodoos!" Hiking scavenger hunt.
Ken, Abby, and Aliza rode mules down into the hoodoos. It was a two hour ride. Abby said that she was pretty sure that this was the end or how she would end up in a full body cast as her mule and Ken's mule walked on e very edge of the cliff. Aliza's did that occasionally, but not to the same degree. (Photos later)
It was a long day at Bryce -8a-8p plus the hour and a half drive each way and a LOT of hiking! At the end of the day, we went to see the Ranger about Junior Ranger badges and "I hiked the Hoodoos!" Rewards, and the Ranger asked where we are from. The kids answered, the. The lady behind us said, "We're from West Virginia and have five kids also, do you happen to homeschool?" As it turns out, they were parked right next to us in the parking lot in their Ford Expedition (we drive a Ford Excursion). So we chatted a couple minutes about road trip destinations and the Creation Museum.
Tunnel on Rt. 12 leaving Bryce Canyon.
(We are doing better health-wise, but I struggle with the altitude)
Sunset near Hatch, UT. (8:51p MDT)
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