After hiking the Navajo Trail we decided due to the rain we would just drive around Bryce Canyon and really see the sights. We started off and realized that we might not be able to see anything still due to being up in the clouds. We would pull off at the turn offs and be able to see only about 50 feet in front of us. The Canyon (what we could see of it) was still gorgeous. I took pictures at all the stops we did. When we were up at Rainbow Point that is really when the clouds started rolling in. Donovan and thought this would be the best place to take a break, let the kids out and make some lunch. It was actually really cool, there were so many people around that were from other countries that they would all stop and look at us and talk about how cool it was we were cooking from the back of our van. Since the rain hadn't let up once we finished lunch we thought we would head out to the Boulder Mountains. We started out and realized neither Donovan or I knew how to get there. We finally found the road out to Hells Backbone. We turned down and started up the canyon. This is where we saw a lot of wild turkeys and some on a fence post. What a great picture! We saw a sign for a lake and Donovan being the Fisherman that he is wanted to take a look at it and maybe fish some. Well, the lake was pretty nasty and that is where we saw the vultures. Another great picture opportunity. After I got the picture they started flying everywhere, most landed in a nearby tree except one. The one that kept flying near me and darting pretty close. I was ready to defend myself, while Donovan and the girls were back in the van. Donovan said it was pretty funny to watch and was sure the vulture was going to swoop down at me. Crazy time! We then headed back up the canyon and due to all the rain there was a lot of flash flooding that had gone across the road, our van is not 4-wheel drive so we turned around and headed back. By this time the day had really turned out to be very beautiful that we chose to do another hike. See next post.
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My family lived in Escalante for a couple of years and we use to go back and visit quite often. It was fun to see some pictures of a familar place. It looks like you had a good time.
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