Leaving Bryce Canyon, we head to Cedar Breaks National Monument, a climb to over 10,000 feet and saw even more rock formations. After all, we are still in the Grand Staircase-Escalante. In fact, we never left, as Bryce is technicaly in the Escalante as well.
As I was perusing the National Park store, I saw a shopping bag with images of all the Utah parks and captioned "Utah Rocks." Indeed!
Inside Bryce, we encountered some wildlife, incurring this guy on Farview Point. He didn't seem to mind posing.
The deer come out early evening and we captured a few photos here. Many seemed to be very young ones.
On the way to Cedar Breaks in the Dixie National Forest near Panguitch, we had to stop for this flock. Baaaa.
Other unexpected sights (or perhaps i should have known) was this pleasant Panguitch Lake. People were enjoying their Sunday, boating and fishing. Panguitch is a Paiute work meaning big fish, and the lake is full of rainbow trout. I almost stopped to dip my feet into the cold waters.
As we drive down the mountain and through the southern end of the Escalante, near Kanab, I am thinking of another trip to Utah. Not only to see the other two major National Parks, Arches and Canyonlands, but to revisit this area for slot canyon exploration.
So that is the end of the Utah portion of the trip, but more to come as I add colorful bits of Arizona and kitschy cute New Mexico.
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