Day 16 April 21, 2015
The morning started off with a temperature of 32. As we woke, we looked out of the front of our
RV to see a beautiful sunrise against the bluff above our campsite.
This reminded us of where we are going today,
Bryce Canyon. After breakfast and the
normal morning chores we headed that way.
It was about a 45 minute drive up (6200’ to 8000’) to the park. I have seen many photos of Bryce and am
looking forward to shooting there myself.
The first overlook we went to was Sunrise Point. I’ll have to say I was somewhat
disappointed. After a short while and a
hike down the trail from Sunrise, I was not disappointed anymore.
The sky was spectacular in contrast with the
spires. No need for filters (I never use
them) to improve the contrast. Our hike
grew from a .8 mile downhill hike to a 3.9 mile one that in .6 of a mile
climbed over 800’. The trail had so many
switchbacks on it that it looked like Lombard Street in San Francisco.
There were a lot of folks starting from Sunset
Point, which was the downhill that we were climbing. As we came out of the canyon, the weather
changed. We had been rather comfortable
hiking most of the trail until the climb, there we warmed up considerably. At the top the wind had picked up and the
temperature had dropped about 20 degrees.
Not only had the temp dropped but we were getting sprinkled on with rain
and snow flakes. Back at the car it was
lunch time and then on to some of the observation points of the park. My favorite point in the park to view the
spectacular spires was from Bryce Point.
If you get the chance to come this way, start at Bryce Point as early as
possible, to avoid the crowds and get better light.
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