A perfect morning, yet again, clear blue sky a little chilly in the shade and the sun lighting the western sandstone cliffs. An early start as we wanted to drive north through the mile long tunnel on highway 12 that was made in the nineteen twenties; unlit, but the engineers had the foresight to cut huge apertures into the out ward walls giving wonderful views of the canyon below. The tunnel is being refurbished and closes when work starts in the morning, but our early start got us through.
Every time we think our jaws can’t drop any further they manage another notch and Bryce Canyon continued the pattern. Bryce is about ten or so miles north to south and we drove south, without stopping, to Bryce point. From there we had a wonderful view north along the complete ridge and on a clear day it is possible to see fifty miles, but a little hazy on our day. From Bryce Point we retraced our footsteps and stopped at every viewing point looking east. The combination of sandstone, limestone and erosion have left, over millions of years, scenes of indescribable beauty that create a sense of quite awe.
Our place of rest that night was the town of Kanab, famous for being the location of many Western movies. John Wayne still haunts the town at the local cinema, which constantly runs films that were made locally; did we go to the movie theatre? No we were shattered!
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