Queen's Garden Trail (Bryce)

What goes down, must come up! We took the Queen's Garden trail out of the canyon and it was spectacular. We hope that you enjoy our pictures climbing out of the canyon.

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From Queen's Garden Trail

The Navajo Loop Trail (Bryce)

We awoke early in the morning of October 24th and had breakfast. We had located a great camping spot the night before at the North Camping Ground in Bryce. We moved our rigs to the park and then headed out for a day of hiking. We decided to hike the Navajo Loop Trail down into the canyon which is about 1.75 miles and then take the Queen's Garden Trail out of the canyon which is another 1.75 miles. There is about an 800' elevation fall to the floor of the canyon and then you climb back out of the canyon. It was a beautiful day and the temperature were expected to be close to 70 degrees. We packed our snacks and water, then headed out on the trail.

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From Navajo Loop Trail

Bryce At Sunset

As soon as we got ourselves settled in our camping spots, we took Dick and Alice's car to get some pictures before the sun went down. As you can see in our pictures, Bryce National Park is a very special place. At Bryce, you are looking down into the canyons from the rim. It takes on an entirely different view at sunset and sunrise periods of the day. At any time, it is just awesome.

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From Zion At Sunset

Arriving At Bryce National Park

We had a beautiful trip across some spectacular country. We crossed the Colorado River at the Navajo Bridge and headed south through Utah towards Bryce National Park. We traveled through some very prosperous Mormon farming communities with the hub of their towns the Mormon church. It was truely a pleasure to see these clean and productive communities. We arrived at Bryce National Park and stayed the first night at Ruby's Campground and RV Park. We picked out a great spot in the RV park that was private and quiet. We went the the Cowboy's Buffet after a hot shower. We had a great nights sleep and were looking forward to waking up and hiking the canyon. The National Park ranges in elevation along the rim from approximately 8,000 feet to over 9,000 feet at the northern end of the park.


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From Arriving Bryce

Ely, NV

We headed out the morning of October 22nd towards Ely, NV. We knew that it was going to be another long and lonely drive on HWY 50. The elevation of Ely, NV is 6,260' and is at the head of the Great Basin National Park. We arrived safely in Ely and the temperature was 66 degrees. There were only two RV parks in Ely so we decided to stay in the most appealing. When we awoke in the morning, it was 19 degrees out and our city water hose was froze up. Thanks to Nancy's hair dryer, we got ourselves thawed out and headed to Utah on HWY 50. There did not seem to be any plumbing problems and we were excited to move on to Bryce Canyon National Park. To learn more about the historic Ely, NV area, CLICK HERE.

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From Great Basin

The Loneliest Road In America - HWY 50

We arrived in Fernley on Oct. 21st and stayed at the Desert Rose RV Park. It was a great place and when we woke up in the morning, we showered and did our laundry. We needed to be on the road by 9:30 AM as we are headed to Ely, NV which is about 275 miles away. Once you leave Fernley, NV you are on what they call "The Loneliest Road in America". It is Highway 50. We fueled up and headed east on a journey across the high plains and mountain passes. We will cross over several passes that are in excess of 7,200 feet.

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From Lonely Highway

Redding, CA

When we arrived in Redding, CA the weather was beautiful and the temperature was 78 degrees. We stayed at the Redding Elks Club which is right next door to the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. We woke up to a clear and brisk morning and went for a 3 miles walk through the park. The park is located along the Sacramento River and is just beautiful. We crossed over the river on the Sun Dial Bridge. We passed many walkers, runners, bikers, and baby carriages. It was a great walk among the beautiful oak trees. Fall is definately on the way! After our walk we did some grocery shopping and we purchased a trailer tongue jack with wheel and a spare time for TowMe2 and headed east for Fernley, NV.

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From Redding