The "D" Word and Cannonville/Bryce Valley KOA

Cannonville, Utah

 Has it ever happened to you? The big "D" word...yes a detour!

In our 21 months of being full-timers, this was our first detour.

We were traveling 89 North and ended up on 180 going Northeast and then 98 going Northwest...about an hour of extra travel time.



 We got back on track at Paige, AZ.
Have you ever had a car pull out in front of you on a curvy downhill scenic road? Yep...a car pulled out from a scenic pull-off. Oh the smell of burning tires!


How sweet it is! Imagine our excitement to finally pull in to our home site for the next two weeks...Bryce Valley KOA.



The old crows like it here. The park is small, and the views are humongous.


This is our view from the front of the coach...


                                          





...and below is the view from our kitchen table.

The trees are blooming...






...and the birds are enjoying springtime!







Our phone and internet service is real iffy.






                     

Kamp K-9 here is too small for ball playing.

                                                          

This is the farm next door. The nearest Wal-Mart is about 90 miles away!                                                      

                                                

We are happy to be here. Here in the valley, it was warm today, but 13 miles away in Bryce NP it was snowing!

 

 There is a chance of thunder storms for the next few days, but the locals tell us the rain (and snow) usually pass over the valley. So tomorrow we will head down Scenic Hwy 12 to Escanlante to see the Petrified Forest State Park.

 

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Friday...a hike and Saturday...goodbyes

 Grand Canyon National Park

Friday,  we were up early and after walks with the pups, decided to hit the trail. We packed a lunch, salty snacks, and lots of water...poor Joe! Bright Angel Trail...here we come!

 Just after the first arch, if you look up there are petroglyphs. Bright Angel Trail was originally an Indian trail used by the Havasupai Indians to commute between the rim and Indian Garden.




 The trail is well maintained and offers spectacular views of the canyon.

 This is a look up at Trailview Point from the trail...

The spectacular views of the canyon were not at eye level. I had a really hard time walking and looking up! 

 In the late 1800s, the trail was improved by prospectors. One of the miners, Ralph Cameron, realized that the tourist trade was more profitable than the mining trade so he bought out his partners and took control of the trail.

 This little acrobat was quite entertaining!  We stood and watched for a few minutes as he maneuvered up, down, and all around!

The red in this picture is actually the right color...our shoes, socks and pants were this color too!

Look how thick the ground cover is here... and the trees a lot more dense.

The trail narrows...

 ...and finally, lunch! The rest house is 1.5 miles down. It only took us 2 hours to get to the rest house...my fault...tooooo many pictures!

The Indian Gardens, another 3.1 miles down, was our view at lunch. Joe and I had a deal...I could stop and take all the pictures I wanted on the hike down, but once we started up...

The hike back up was hard...it did seem like 10 miles Merikay!  But we made it in 1.5 hours even though we took lots and lots of water breaks! What a great sense of accomplishment!

 

Well, Saturday it was goodbyes. I am not sure who told who we were leaving Saturday morning, but thanks! We sure had a nice group of visitors wishing us "Happy trails!" and "Safe travels!".

 

 

 What a nice surprise! Six elks!

It was an emotional farewell for me...and for Wrecks (See him in the door?)
 

Our first trip...not our last...to the Grand Canyon was awesome!

 

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