Yesterday we visited our last national park of the trip. Bryce Canyon is small, but really interesting. The canyon sits at the top of the Colorado Plateau (Zion lies toward the middle and the Grand Canyon at the bottom), and it is filled with hoodoos which are columns of rock weathered over the ages. Each of these pinnacles is stranger than the next.
We hiked to the bottom of the canyon and walked a loop through the hoodoos and sparse vegetation, offering some unique sites.
The kids stated it best when they proclaimed that "it looks like a Dr. Suess book!"
Afterward we traveled on some pretty rugged back roads to a hike in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The Willis Creek Slot Canyon trail literally follows the creek through several "slots," which are narrow canyons formed by the force of rushing water.
We literaly had to jump back and forth across the creek almost the entire 4+ mile hike, but it was totally worth it. This was easily one of my favorite hikes of the trip.
Today we are taking a rest day before we head north toward our new home in Wyoming. It's hard to believe that we are almost done with this great adventure. It's been an incredible experience.
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