Bryce Canyon Day Two

The main lobby at the lodge

 Friday June 14, 2024

We pretty much just relaxed around the RV this morning. We did ride over to the main complex to check it out. The main Lodge is very impressive, the very large is building is constructed like a log cabin. Prices of everything seemed very high to us, I don’t think this was all inflation, I suspect there is some price jacking because of the remote location. I filled the truck at their gas station at $4.35 a gallon.

The Yankee and the Virginians



After lunch we drove to Bryce Canyon Scenic Tours and met Kevin our guide and the other couple on our tour. Bob and Wanda Coulton (I think I got that right) are from Virginia. Their roots are from Clarksville Virginia, not far from Millie’s farm and of course they had a common connection. This happens all the time, I think Millie knows or is related to everyone in Virginia. Wanda worked with Millie’s husband’s 2nd cousin's daughter. I think that’s the way it went.

Hodo's in the chasm



Our tour vehicle was a small, air-conditioned bus, the tour company provided us with complimentary bottled water and snacks. The small bus was easy to maneuver and park in the scenic overview lots and we never had to search for a parking spot.

Hodo's everywhere you look



I had done no research on Bryce Canyon before the trip and had no clue what to expect. Kevin, our guide soon informed us that Bryce is not really a canyon, it is a connected series of very deep chasms. All of the viewing points we visited gave us a different angle to view the deep clefts in the surface of the earth.

Every view-point had at least one trail head that you can hike down into the chasm



Bryce’s claim to fame is all of the spires (Hodo’s). There are more of them here than anywhere else in the world. There are over 28,000 Hodo’s (who-do’s) in the park, its really quite an impressive site, 
Kevin was thoroughly knowledgeable about the park and its environs and had an answer for our every question. The tour was reasonably priced, and we enjoyed it very much.

Millie and Kevin, our tour guide



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