Labor day fell on the first weekend of school, so with no regards to homework, Jacob and I took off to Utah to check out some beautiful country. We headed up through Page, across a section of the the Grand Escalante, through Bryce, and Zion before returning to Flagstaff. We left Friday afternoon and came back around 4 on Monday which lead to some awesome adventures and a pileup of homework. Here's some of our pictures of the trip.
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Driving through the Grand Escalante on our way to Bryce |
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Looking out from where we spent the first night |
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Yellow Rock |
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Running along the Under-the-Rim Trail in Bryce |
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Nearing the far end of the trail |
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Enjoying the hoodoos during a walk in Bryce |
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Hiking around in the hoodoos |
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A bit warmer below the rim at Bryce |
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An early morning view in Zion |
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Looking out over Zion |
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Climbing up toward West Rim Springs |
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Looking down the main canyon |
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The view from Angel's Landing |
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Jacob on top of Angel's Landing |
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Looking back, as we climbed back up to the east rim |
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An evening view on the main canyon from the east rim |
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Hiking around Checkerboard Mesa the next morning |
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One last view over Zion before the return trip to Flagstaff |
Jacob and I spent a day in Bryce, a full day in Zion, and the next morning in Zion as well. We covered a lot of beautiful terrain, but each park is so beautiful and endless that it was disappointing not to spend more time at either of them. Also, that was a lot of driving for 4 days! In the future, we will probably spend all our time at one park, or plan on taking a much longer trip and truly enjoy all the beauty the land had to offer.