Bryce Canyon is a surreal place. Not tecnically a canyon but an amphitheater, with massive sandstone monoliths named hoodos (native American word for monument and they believe this place is where their ancestors look over them). These rock formations are a photographers dream as around every corner there is a brand new image that is breathtakinglt beautiful. It was hard to choose only one photo for the blog! At an elevation of 8000 feet we descended into the ...

Zion It was an early rises at 5.30am to catch the bus at 5.45am so that we could catch the first shuttle bus to the canyon. Today was all about ascending to Scout's Landing, or if brave, to Angels Landing for panoramic views of the canyon.   Being the first trekkers was terrific as there was no jostling or crowding on the path. However, the biggest benefit was that it was cool, not like walking in the heat of the day.  It was also lovely to set out at dawn, cat...

We met our tour leader  "Steve", at 7.30am in the hotel lobby, along with the rest of the group. Introductions of name, country and "what we were like to do" broke the ice as we were going to be together for  the next 7 days. A mixed group of ages and countries;  UK, Ireland, USA and Australia (Geelong). Signed our lives away in forms, agreed on shared lunches and then we climbed into the minivan for our Canyon & Indian Lands Tour through Zion National Par...