Two Days in Bryce Canyon NP

DAY 1     At 10 a.m. we hit the road with breakfast burritos, coffee and sometimes a steering wheel in hand. Three and half hours later, we were at the gate to Bryce Canyon NP ready to get our hoodoo on. We parked at Sunset Point and headed up the Rim Trail to begin the loop starting at Queen's Garden Trail. Instead of completing the loop with the Navajo Loop Trail, we decided to break off and head up the Peak-a-boo Loop. Glad we did, because it was our favorite trail of the entire trip! Once we finished the Peak-a-boo Loop, we finally finished the Navajo Loop to Sunset Point. We were back in our warm car at Sunset Point by Sunset. Timing was unplanned, but couldn't be more perfect! After thinking about pizza for the last 3 miles of the hike, we were disappointed to find out there was only one restaurant open in the area... A few swear words later, we decided we didn't come to Bryce for the food and scarfed down some mediocre wings at Ruby's Inn. We checked into the Best Western Plus and were pleasantly surprised that it didn't look like a Best Western. Great hotel 10/10 would recommend.

DAY 2     Slept in and woke up to another beautiful January day at Bryce Canyon. We were at Sunrise Point at 11:30 a.m. and completed the 8-mile Fairytale Loop by 3 p.m. I enjoyed this loop, but definitely not as much as yesterdays adventure. We got back to the car tired and happy and made our way back home.

Highlights:

• Winter weather
• No crowds
• Peak-a-boo loop
• Best Western Plus (hot tub + breakfast, say no more)
• Hoodoo Pun Winner (Chase- "What do you call an owl's haircut? A hoodoo.")