We left Virgin, Utah–home to Zion National Park–a couple of days ahead of schedule as the record high temps were putting a huge damper on our stay. As we had already spent a couple of mornings at the park, we were easily lured away from the extreme heat by the cooler temps we were seeing on the Weather App for Bryce Canyon.
The drive from Zion River Resort to Ruby’s Inn RV Park was short but (way too) adventurous. The roads were very steep and very curvy and I prayed to any and all Gods that could be listening to keep us from driving off the cliff as we passed these (danger) signs =>
I had just started breathing normally again — the worst of the hills behind us — when my breath was taken completely away again when we rounded a corner on Scenic Byway 12 and were met with The Red Canyon. To say it was beautiful would be an understatement. It was one of those can’t-believe-your-eyes” experiences. We had to slow the motorhome to a crawl because of all of the brake lights ahead of us. Highway travelers in just as much shock as I was at the sudden spectacular views were hurrying off to the side of the road to snap a photo.
The red-rock tunnels seemed far too low for our 13+-foot motorhome, but we eased our way through with no problem, knowing we too would be back to capture the scene on film once we un-hitched our car from our rig.
We spent 13 nights in Bryce Canyon and we had a blast. Not only was the weather about 20 – 25 degrees cooler than Zion area, but our campsite was the best yet. The campsites in the section we were staying were huge — each one had a grass area that was at least 20 feet x 20 feet and another 10 x 20-foot area of stone with a fire ring. This was in addition to the actual area where we park the coach and the car. It was insane! We were in heaven. And so were the dogs, who had not spent nearly enough time outside in the past six weeks.
We had so much fun during our stay here. We had campfires. We rented ebikes and rode 20 miles in and out of Bryce Canyon National Park. We went off-roading in ATVs. We went rockhounding for geodes in the desert. We hiked 300 feet into a canyon to see The Queen’s Garden and got up before dawn to watch the sun rise over the rocks. And we also made time to just sit outside and enjoy the weather.
Here’s a snapshot of some of our adventures while in Bryce Canyon, Utah.
