The weather looked really doubtful the morning we were to go to Bryce Canyon, one of the highlights of Canyonland, but we decided to go anyway, and we set of undaunted by the heavy clouds that kept hiding the sun. After an hour’s drive we began seeing the first spectacular rock formations, and that was only the beginning of a wonderful day.
The weather was very unpredictable, bright sunshine one moment and then, to our disbelief, it began snowing – or was it fine hail? – we were not sure, but whatever it was, neither of us has EVER been so cold! We were at the furthest end of one of the viewpoints, absolutely awestruck by the beauty, when the clouds covered and it came down, catching us trying to run back to the truck at an elevation of 9100 ft!
It is so hard to believe that all these amazing rock sculptures are the result of wind and water erosion - they look like the completed work of a master artist, carefully planned and executed.
The river visible in the distance is partly responsible for the erosion that sculpted this canyon.
We were chilled to the bone, but exhilarated and exhausted by the time we finally returned to camp, after a satisfying if unusual day of sightseeing!
The tiny specs on top of the rock beside the left-hand tree are people at the viewpoint, staring in awe at the scene before them.
PS:s We returned two days later, in the sunshine, to take better pictures of the rock formations, as most of our original photos were very dull due to poor light – and we enjoyed it just as much second time around!
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