Bryce Canyon

So, every Summer Bill and I have pretty much the same camping schedule.  May = Coral Pink Sand Dunes, June = Kolob, July = Yankee Meadow, August = Bill takes the trailer somewhere for deer hunting - I decided I'm done with this schedule.  I complained why don't we go somewhere else like ever.  There's places to go I really want to take a trek out to CA and go to Camp Carpinteria (camping on the beach would be awesome).  There are also local places to go to why don't we go and camp at the Grand Canyon? Bryce Canyon? Duck Creek? Lebaron?  Why? Why? Why?  So after much complaining we got invited by my parents to go camp near Bryce Canyon, and I jumped at the chance - making Bill jump as well.  My parents took the grand kids (Traiden, Kyah, and Lyla) out on a Thursday and we joined them on Friday and left on Monday.  It was a fun weekend, and a great way to celebrate the 24th of July weekend.

Bill driving us up - with MJ on his lap.

Day one:  We went on a 4 wheeler ride to Flake Rock (it's just a weird rock that is falling apart, not much to write about), then we went into Bryce Canyon city to Ruby's Inn.  This place is pretty cool, on one side of the street they have an "Old Town" village, and then on the other side a huge hotel and general store.  After this we went back to camp for a traditionally camping dinner of hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, beans, and watermelon.

Bill and Lyla on a 4 wheeler. 

Gage happy to be in the prowler - although both rides he was on he fell asleep with in 5 minutes.

Silly kids.

What a handsome cowboy!

In the jail.

Lyla on the wooden horse.

I just thought this was cool.

Bill and Lyla walking through the rock shop.

Lyla found these little rocks on the table and made a "rock puzzle" with them.  She wouldn't let us leave until she was finished.

Day two:  We went into Bryce Canyon - wow what a beautiful place.  We went to the look outs and walked around close to the cliffs.  Then we went into Hatch for a yummy dinner, then back to Bryce Canyon City for a rodeo.  I'm so not a fan of rodeo's but Lyla LOVED it!!  Her favorite part?  When the cowboys fell off the bucking horses and bulls.

Kids got matching shirts from Grandma for the rodeo.

Day three:  We went fishing and all that was caught was a sunburn on my shoulders that is still peeling!  Then later in the day we went to the wildlife museum - what an awesome place.  It was a little pricey to get in, but it was really amazing.  The variety of animals and they way they were displayed was just awesome.  Then outside the kids got to feed deer, and there were chickens running around - that Lyla was afraid of weird!

The Bait!

Grandpa and Tyler teaching the art of fishing.

Inside the Wildlife Museum

Outside feeding the animals.

So an amazing trip, and I know we didn't even scratch the surface of the amazing things to do and see in this area.  I hope this is a repeat trip for next Summer, and I won't complain!