In June Shane and I went camping down South to Bryce Canyon National Park with two of our greatest friends, Mike and Rachel. Shane and I had both been to the park and fell in love instantly with the beautiful natural formations, but neither of our friends had been there so we knew that it would be a perfect trip!
We arrived in the park at 1:00 AM and COULD NOT find a site to set up our tents. After searching in the dark for an hour, we settled on sleeping in the car at Ruby's Inn parking lot (hmmm... ghetto? yes.) Keep in mind there were all four of us packed in there!
"Wall Street" hike on the Navajo Loop trail
Just coming out of the Navajo Loop trail
Can you find the statue of Queen Elizabeth?
Back at camp, eating our DELICIOUS tinfoil dinners. This was a first for Rachel... she loved them so much I worried that she was going to eat the rest of ours! ;)
Starting Day 2 of hiking
Awww... how sweet
Cute Rachel and Mike, enjoying the little bit of shade we could find
'Inspiration Point'
Shane, Kenzie, Rachel, & Mike at 'Bryce Point'
You can see how far we hiked on Day 2! Shane is pointing to our campground, and I am pointing to 'Bryce Point', the furthest place to hike in the park. GO US!
After dinner on day 2 we went exploring on part of the 'Rim Trail' just a few steps away from our campsite. We saw some pretty amazing things while the sun was setting!
Shane & Kenzie
Rachel and I climbed into a small archway that looked out over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. It was also a drop off... fun!
And no vacation would be complete without Shane testing his limits and scaring both Rachel and me HALF TO DEATH... but hey, he's one adventurous fellow and I've got to hand it to him that he kept his balance despite the cliff he was hanging over.
Day 3, on our way out of the park...
On our drive home we stopped to do one more 6 mile hike called 'Calf Creek'. It was HOT and very SANDY but very worth it because we made it to....
THE MOST AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL WATERFALL!
The hike was SO worth it.
Mike, Rachel, Kenzie, Shane
What a wonderful vacation spent with wonderful friends. We laughed our hearts out all day and had a blast together. Now we need to decide where to go next, if you have any suggestions let us know!
Grand Canyon (Shane and I haven't been)
Arches National Park (Shane and Rachel haven't been)
Mesa Verde (Shane and Rachel haven't been)
Mesa Verde (Shane and Rachel haven't been)
One of the nights at Bryce Canyon Shane and I went out late onto the Rim Trail and looked up at the diamond-filled sky. Everything was full of such beauty, and it was impossible to not thank our Heavenly Father for creating such masterpieces for us to enjoy!
4 comments:
How FUN! I can't believe how far you hiked. And how daring Shane is to go out on that limb, FREAKY! Looks like a great trip. Thanks for bringing that stuff for the kitties, you are the best.
Shane, get off that rickety branch! You're scaring me!!
First and foremost...you guys are very brave to wade into unknown waters...were you wearing shoes? I hate not knowing where I am stepping in natural waters. *Shudder*
You guys should definitely hike Havasupai. It's a massive 2 day (one day down, camp, one day back up) hike in one part of the Grand Canyon. I've never done it but totally want to. My sister went a few years ago and came back raving. I think it's just the thing for 2 adventurous people such as yourselves. :)
that pic of Shane on that log hanging on a cliff really scared me. Glad he's still alive. :)
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