Canyons Everywhere!

Our next destination was Bryce Canyon, so off we went.  When we crossed the Utah line,

the canyons were almost non-stop.  Many of them had the striations of the water under pressure either during glacial movement or tectonic plate movement.

We crossed the Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Center, and it was my turn to drive, so pictures got a little sparse.

We stopped at some outlooks  in both Glen Canyon and in Capital Reef National Park.  I truly do not know where Glen Canyon ended and Capital Reef started.  We didn't meander down to the primary sights in either, such as Lake Powell, but we do intend to go back and spend some time on Lake Powell and other Utah parks, such as Arches and Zion.  Far to much to see for one trip driving through.

It was a good thing we grabbed breakfast and filled up with gas before we left Colorado.  It was Sunday, and apparently there are very few things that are open on Sunday.  I booked us a room in Bicknell, just past Torrey.  I suggest if you decide to take Highway 12 down to Bryce Canyon and you're there on a Sunday, stay in Torrey.  It's the only place with an open restaurant.  We did find a self service gas station that was closed, but the pumps were open for credit card usage in Bicknell, though.  After driving back to Torrey to eat and returning to Bicknell we settled in for a good night's sleep.  I was feeling better and seemed to finally begin to adjust to the elevation.