When I started this blog 8 years ago, I had no idea that it would result in 4 trips to meet other bloggers and their dogs. There is so much negativity on the internet and so much hate - it is nice to have a little corner that has united us with wonderful, like minded people (aka huge animal lovers), who we have no business knowing any other way.
This year, the mini-BAR was in Bryce Canyon, Utah. Utah is now the 25th State I have visited.
Today, I share pictures from Bryce Canyon itself.
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| Me at the top of the canyon before the first descent |
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| Looking into the Canyon |
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| The Hoodoos |
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| More Hoodoos |
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| The rule breaker . . . one of the trails was washed out (no we didn't go far on the closed path) |
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The pups that have brought us together - Mabel, Arty, Jakey, Rosy, Murphy and Stanley and of course the Lee and Phod flats
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| Even more Hoodoos |
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| Me and Man and flat Lee and Phod at the top |
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| Murphy and Stanley's peeps and the Man on our big hike |
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| Making sure we don't get lost |
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| I wonder how long before this Hoodoo falls over |
Hiking in Bryce was fun but tough. First, we live around sea level (about 1000 feet above) and in the Bryce area it is 7-8000 feet about sea level. So we were starting with thinner air then we are use to. Second, when you decent into the canyon (which isn't too bad), you go down about 1000 feet. This means you have to come up about a 1000 feet. Third, it can be very steep in places (it is a canyon after all). I did it twice, and I am going to say, both times that last 500 feet were very hard. I found the second time harder, I think because my legs were sore from the 2 full days of hiking on the previous days.
I don't think the pictures do the magnificent canyon justice. It was stunning. I am so glad to have had this opportunity.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the canyon is stunning. I have really enjoyed your mini bar of pups and peeps. not sure I could hike that canyon but would love to.....
ReplyDeleteI love hoodoos they are quite unique and the word is fun to say
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean about photos not doing the canyons justice
We felt the same way in 2017 when we went to Colorado and Utah.
Breathtaking and for sure the true meaning of A W E S O M E.
Hugs HiC
Hari om
ReplyDeleteAmazing country! Thank you for helping to bring some of it to the etherside! YAM xx
What a beeYOUtiful area! Momma is actually going to Utah next week, but further north (near Salt Lake City), and it's still COLD up there!
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed seeing the sights from Bryce Canyon. Glad you had such a fun time!
ReplyDeleteWe had such a wonderful time hiking with everyone. The views were so awe-inspiring, weren't they??
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Jakey, Rosy & Arty
All we can say is WOW! What an incredible trip!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun you must have had with blogging friends. Those are all wonderful photos of amazing sites. Thank you for sharing the photos. Hugs
ReplyDeleteMeeting up with blogging friends is so much fun. Wish we could have been there with you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to meet up with good friends. Thanks for taking us along.
ReplyDeleteYour post is why I love blogging - It takes me to places I'll never get to go, places like Bryce Canyon where I have been, and want to go back to - I remember hiking those trails, and they were hard, and I was 30 years younger then! And blogging friends really are the best. I've not met as many as I'd like, but I have met Bella, Roxy & Macdui's Mom. SHE may live in Australia, but her family lives in a town not far from me. It is a small world, and how wonderful that blogging brings "us" together! I'm glad you had fun!!
ReplyDeleteWe too would love to meet everyone on one of these retreats. Great friends make for great memories. That is such a unique and incredibly beautiful part of our world. Thanks for sharing your super photos.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
Such a beautiful place to visit with fur-iends. 😍
ReplyDeleteSo envious of your trip to stunning Bryce canyon to meet wonderful blogging friends.
ReplyDeleteBut I am thinking that Man needs to visit Wales some time, where the castles are (arguably) even more magnificent than in Scotland!
Cheers, Gail (on the train back home from a great - and at times challenging - week of cycling through the Welsh mountains).