There are easily as many Europeans and Asians visiting the National parks as there are North Americans.  We've met people from many foreign lands including the  Czech Republic, Hungary, China, Canada (Quebec) and Texas.

Tuesday was a travel day, so no post. We had lunch at a German bakery / cafe in Orderville, UT.  And by lunch we mean pastries.  

Further north, the last section of the road to Bryce is through Red Canyon, which is quite beautiful.  We are landed in Cannonville UT (elev 5800).  

Wednesday AM, we had breakfast in Tropic (4 mi north) and proceeded up to Bryce Canyon (elev 8000).  Since we are much higher than Lake Powell, it is far colder here:  30-60 degrees. 

The road through Bryce is along the rim.   We started at Sunrise point and hiked the Queen's Garden trail to the Navajo trail / Wall Street.  This route descends about 550 ft before returning to the rim.

There are SO MANY AMAZING ROCKS.  Initially we started to take lots of pictures.  Every 25 feet your perspective changes.  After a while we were both visually overwhelmed.  There were so many amazing rocks - but we became more selective in our photos.  How many times can you say photos don't capture the astonishing beauty of this place.  Another place Nate would love to run and play.  

And many amazing rocks.




 It was windy and cold on the rim, but became warm and still once we hiked down in.






And Wall Street




The switch backs above wall street.



After our hike, we went to lunch at the lodge.  We returned to the hotel for a nap.   

In the evening we returned to to the Bryce / Inspiration point, which is quite a hike up from the parking lot.  This is the place where you see the the most common picture of the Bryce Amphitheater.  We could trace our hike down Queen's garden and back up Navajo.

  

We returned to Cannonville (pop 148) for dinner.  According to Trip Advisor there is one restaurant in Cannonville:  fine dining at i.d.k bar-b-que.  Since this is the ONLY place to eat in Cannonville, we were fortunate because the restaurant happens to be directly across the parking lot from our room, although this could change in the future.

The food was actually quite good, although again they don't get the sauce quite right.  Jenna commented it was kind of like eating at the stadium, though far cheaper.