{"id":127,"date":"2021-09-05T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T15:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/?p=127"},"modified":"2021-09-05T15:02:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T15:02:46","slug":"day-eleven-bryce-canyon-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/?p=127","title":{"rendered":"Day twelve, Bryce Canyon National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was a busy day! The park was busy (it\u2019s Labor Day weekend), and we were busy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leila started her day early with a mule ride to the bottom of the canyon. Her steed\u2019s name was Geraldine; she proved to be a safe ride, if not a little too interested in snacking along the trail. Leila had a great time\u2026she reports that the trail at first seemed a little narrow, but the mule knew the routine and navigated it safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, back at camp, I dug out the Traeger and smoked a small tri tip roast for future consumption. I discovered that pellets shift while the RV is moving. They got to places they shouldn\u2019t have been, and I had a brief fire inside the Traeger. All is well now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The afternoon found us exploring the park. We used the shuttle to go to Bryce Point, then Inspiration Point, then began a hike that followed the rim for a little more than a mile, then into the canyon on a combination of the Queen\u2019s Garden trail and the Navajo trail. All told we hiked 4.6 miles in about three hours. See the pictures below for an idea of the grade coming out of the canyon\u2026at 8000 feet elevation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the evening our group went to Ebenezer\u2019s Barn and Grill for a chuckwagon dinner and country music show. It was truly unique, the food was good and the concert was well done and had nice production values. There were more than a few ads during the evening\u2026I guess production doesn\u2019t come for free\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday will be laid back\u2026we\u2019ll drive into the park, see the visitors center and get Leila\u2019s NP passport stamped, then drive to some viewpoints. There will be a driver\u2019s meeting in the evening, then Monday we travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rider and her steed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Oh, the sights they saw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hoodoos are spectacular <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hikers before the climb up the hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here\u2019s Queen Victoria. She is riding a camel backwards, at least according to a ranger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Going up\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And up\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And up\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dinner was a nice finish to a great day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was a busy day! The park was busy (it\u2019s Labor Day weekend), and we were busy. Leila started her day early with a mule ride to the bottom of the canyon. Her steed\u2019s name was Geraldine; she proved to be a safe ride, if not a little too interested in snacking along the trail. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-western-park-tour-2021"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2luhns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}