June 23:  Bryce Canyon - Rainbow Point Tour


We went into Bryce Canyon today on the 4-hour Rainbow Point bus tour.  This tour requires advance reservations, but is part of your park admission and a great way to see a lot of the park quickly without having to deal with your car.  Our driver, "Spike", was a very nice and knowledgeable retired Pepsi truck driver who talked about the history of the park and his own stories about living nearby.

Spike

We had a very nice tour and Spike was really cool and pointed out lots of neat little tidbits about the park, including pointing out lots of shapes in the rocks (we saw a poodle, a chicken, a lion, a camel, a horse, a rabbit, and many other various critters).

We stopped at a bunch of points along Bryce Canyon.  Of course, lots of photos were taken at each point.


Yovimpa Point

Yovimpa Point Bristlecone Pine
Bristlecone Pine
Yovimpa Pano
Panoramic Shot of Yovimpa
Portrait Portrait Portrait


Rainbow Point



Rainbow Point Rainbow Point Rainbow Point
Rainbow Point Rainbow Point
The Poodle
Rainbow Point

Ponderosa Point

Ponderosa Point Ponderosa Point Ponderosa Point
Ponderosa Point Ponderosa Point
The Camel
Ponderosa Point
The Fort



Agua Canyon

Agua Canyon Agua Canyon Agua Canyon
Agua Canyon Agua Canyon Agua Canyon


Natural Bridge

Natural Bridge Natural Bridge Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge Natural Bridge Natural Bridge


Farview Point

Farview Point Farview Point
Bladder Milk-Vetch
Farview Point
Farview Point Farview Point Farview Point


Fairyland Canyon

Fairyland Canyon Fairyland Canyon Fairyland Canyon
Fairyland Canyon Fairyland Canyon Fairyland Canyon


We also saw several real critters. Some prairie dogs, a few pronghorn antelope, and a couple of muledeer.  Apparently black bear, fox, rabbit, and coyote are also common, and the mountain lion population is on the rise.

After the tour, we had a basic lunch back at the motor home and went for a swim. When we got back, Nate and Ray headed out to find a Geocache and Mathea joined them later. Then it was back to the motor home for a lovely dinner of spaghetti and meat sauce.

After dinner, we all went back to the pool so Mathea could get another swim in.  Then Mathea worked on her journal, read on her own for a while, and went to bed.

Swimming

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