We awoke to a beautiful but chilly morning at 7800 feet, dispersed camping in the Dixie National Forest:

Less than a ten-minute drive away was Bryce Canyon National Park.  We left the RV at the visitor center and drove to the Sunset viewpoint to view the hoodoos, sandstone towers carved by wind and water: 

We hiked along the rim to the Sunrise viewpoint:

We then hiked down below the rim on the Queen’s Garden trail:

The kids brought their DSLRs on this hike:

This is how M imagines himself:

The hike back up to the rim passes this double arch:

After completing the hike, we drove south to the high end of the park, then drove back to stop at various viewpoints along the way.  The southern end of the park is at over 9000 feet, so there’s still snow on the ground:

Inspiration Point was amazing:

There are panhandlers in the park:

Fun with cameras:

Bryce Point is supposed to be the best place to photograph at sunrise, but I thought the sunset views were magnificent:

Tonight we overnighted in the Dixie National Forest a few yards from the park boundary.

This morning I called BLM to find out if our dispersed camping location was OK for Shabbos.  Due to a local ATV race this weekend, we were told it would be best if we would relocate, so we headed down the road a couple miles to an ATV staging area.  There are already a couple other RVs here with ATVs, but there’s a good bit of privacy nonetheless:

I was able to get in touch with local PPG pilot Craig, and we agreed to go for a flight together Sunday morning.

Good Shabbos from St. George, Utah:

This afternoon we said goodbye to my parents and drove northeast to overnight on BLM land near St. George, Utah.  We had a great time in Las Vegas, but it’s nice to be able to put our slides out now that we’re not parked curbside.  The landscape here is amazing:

I’m hoping to get in a PPG flight with a local pilot tomorrow and/or Sunday.

See the trip map for today’s drive and our current location.