The last stop on our two-week road trip through southern Utah was the famous Bryce Canyon National Park, which Claudia just had to see since we were so close already in Escalante. The shot above was taken right before we randomly ran into my photographer friend Rich Voninski. Nice to see you, Rich!
Ominous dark clouds contrast with the brilliant orange spires of Bryce Canyon.
Despite the threatening storm clouds, we day-hiked the Peekaboo and Queens Garden loop trails and were fortunate to not get rained on! The dark clouds actually provided a wonderful atmosphere against the bright orange hoodoos all along the trail.
Ominous stormy clouds over Bryce Canyon National Park – April.
Sunset over Panguitch and the Sevier River valley as seen from Red Canyon.
After hiking the fantastic trails in Bryce, we needed to escape the crowds there since we were more adjusted to solitude after two weeks of camping on our own in the wilds. So we headed over to nearby Red Canyon and found a nice secluded camp spot for the evening. A quick scramble above our camp provided a broad vista from which to enjoy a windy sunset.
Ominous clouds signal the approach of a spring storm – April.
That night it poured rain for the first time on our trip, and with the continuing stormy weather in the morning we decided it was time to end our desert journeys and head home to the mountains.
Wow! When did they open the Navajo loop? I was there last week and it was closed:(
Hi Paul, to clarify, we didn’t do the whole Navajo loop, just the one side of it that takes you down to the junction of the Peekaboo and Queens Garden trails. The Wall Street portion is indeed still closed.
It was awesome and so damn random to catch up with you on the trail. Us Sony brothers have to stick together!