Monday, February 28, 2011

May 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park

Just a quick post to share some layouts from May of last year when we visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.  It was probably the most unique National Park that we visited in Utah. 

BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK HOODOOS - May 10, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: We spent a week in Bryce Canyon National Park. We camped just to the North of the park entrance at Ruby's Inn. The weather was chilly, especially at night.
Mon: Drive from Zion to Bryce Canyon - 2 hours
Tue: Navajo Loop Hike - Snowing and cold
Wed: Park road drive to Rainbow Point
Thu: Rim Trail hike - Rain and sleet in afternoon
Fri: Queens Loop and Peek a Boo trail hikes
Sat: Fairyland Loop trail hike
Sun: Red Canyon hike in Dixie National Forrest

SUPPLIES USED: National Parks scrapbooking kit




SERENITY - May 11, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: We woke to 32 degrees so Matt headed out for his sunrise shoot of Bryce Amphitheather and Thor's Hammer along. Snowy weather would end our hike early so we went to the visitors center and museum.

SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye
NATURAL BEAUTY - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: We woke up to cold and windy weather so we decided to explore the park by car. We drove the main park road from the north entrance to the end at Rainbow Point. we made several stops along the way including this one. Natural Bridge. Elevation 8627

SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye
ENJOY THE RIDE - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: We continued our drive out to the farthest south point on the park road, Rainbow Point. Shown here are the beautiful Pink cliffs and the steps of the park.

SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye
AMAZING - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: Our next stop of the day was the Fairyland Canyon area of the park. We would return in a couple of days to do the hike down into the canyon.

SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye
BRYCE CANYON - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: Our last stop of the day was a short hike to Mossy Cave, located outside the main park entrance.

SUPPLIES USED: Kraft paper by My Minds Eye Life Stories
MAGICAL SUNRISE - May 13, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: Matt catches Thor's Hammer at sunrise

SUPPLIES USED: Kraft paper by My Minds Eye Life Stories
ADVENTURE RIM TRAIL - May 13, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: We spent the morning hiking the 2.5 mile Rim trail in our down jackets.

SUPPLIES USED: Destinations paper by Colorbok
QUEENS GARDEN TRAIL - May 14, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: We started our day by hiking the Queen's Garden trail with its namesake rock formation of Queen Victoria.

SUPPLIES USED: Destinations paper by Colorbok
BRYCE CANYON UTAH - May 14, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: We decided to extend our hike by continuing onto the Peekaboo loop trail. It was very quiet and beautiful, however, we were amazed at the snow remaining.

SUPPLIES USED: Boy Scouts paper by K&Co, Sketch by Page Maps
BRYCE CANYON LODGE - May 14, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: After our hikes, we stopped for lunch at the lodge. We explored the lodge area and found these great cabins and an old gas station.

SUPPLIES USED: Mirabelle papers by The Paper Studio, Sketch by Cheri O'Neill
FAIRYLAND CANYON GOOD TIMES - May 15, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

JOURNALING: Our last full day in Bryce. What a great hike to end with.

SUPPLIES USED: Cinnamon Stick by Cloud 9
ESCAPE TO NATURE - May 16, 2010 - Dixie National Forest, Red Canyon, Utah

JOURNALING: We hiked the Pink Ledges and the Birdseye trail at this beautiful park.

SUPPLIES USED: National Park paper kit

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