August 12, 2005We took a side trip to Bryce National Park in Utah during our stay at Zion National Park. Bryce is located about 90 miles northeast of Zion.
We went on a 5 mile hike through the canyons, meadows and forests. The beginning of the trail was amazing. It had rock formations from years of erosion that left the land in a rainbow of colors, cliffs and rock carvings.
Joni was very apprehensive walking the narrow trails with big drop offs and steep up and down climbing. The trail was supposed to take 4-5 hours to hike. We made it in 2 ½ hours – probably a hike record. A major storm was looming in the background which would have made the trail slippery and dangerous and there would have been no place to take shelter. Joni fled through, hardly stopping to look at the beautiful sights, while Delton tried to keep up. We got a great workout!
