“A helluva place to lose a cow!” – Ebenezer Bryce, c 1874

Here we are at Bryce Canyon again, and it’s looking a lot busier than it did in 1992 – we turned out for sunrise yesterday to share the Sunrise Point overlook with a coachload of Chinese tourists, and all the car parks get pretty full during the day. The drive from Capitol Reef was easier than it was then, with good weather over the Boulder Mountain pass at 9600ft, and no snow blowing around.

The park is as spectacular as ever, and we’ve been able to do some hikes down into the Canyon; at 8000ft plus, coming back up can be hard work, though!

The next pic and the header are Fairyland Canyon, one of the less well known areas.

There’s enough here to keep us busy for another week, but it’s time to move on now, all the way across Nevada tomorrow, on the way to Mono Lake.