{"id":13687,"date":"2018-05-30T17:42:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T23:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vicarib.us\/?p=13687"},"modified":"2018-05-30T17:48:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T23:48:12","slug":"vicaribupdate-9-bryce-escalante-capitol-reef-goblins-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vicarib.us\/blog\/vicaribupdate-9-bryce-escalante-capitol-reef-goblins-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Vicaribupdate 9 – Bryce, Escalante, Capitol Reef, Goblins and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 days have passed since our last Vicaribupdate, but about 20 days worth of awesomeness has transpired. Strap in for a long ride through some amazing locations in Southern Utah. Highlights include Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, Goblin Valley State Park and Little Wild Horse Canyon. Little Known Fact: Southern Utah is the farthest south you can be and still be in Utah.<\/p>\n

Bryce Canyon National Park<\/h1>\n

Last we spoke, we were in Zion National Park, focusing on wet and tall hikes<\/a>. After Zion we made our way up to Bryce Canyon National Park, but before actually making our way into the park, we found a fantastic, wonderful, gorgeous, free, super-LTE camp spot where we set up for three nights without seeing another soul. Here we recharged our batteries (the ones in our bodies) and cranked out some real work and blog content while simultaneously relaxing, tanning (burning) on the roof and enjoying fires and wine.<\/p>\n

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Check out all of the photos from the area here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After that nice break from driving, hiking, spending money and such, we headed the 20 minutes towards Bryce Canyon National Park proper to figure out how exactly to approach our time there with a dog. Long story short, we eventually discovered the services of a wonderful lady who would day-sit dogs from a nearby town (30 minutes away), including pickup and delivery just outside the park, and all for a very reasonable price. We decided to set that up for the second day and spent the first day at the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park about an hour away checking out some really old, really big dead trees now turned to stone. Here’s Miles for a size comparison.<\/p>\n

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We didn’t get a lot of pictures here, but here are the ones we did get<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The next day we dropped Miles of at 7:00 AM and got an early start on the Fairyland Loop Trail in Bryce Canyon. It was a great 8-mile hike at around 8,000 feet altitude with about 2,000 feet of elevation change.<\/p>\n

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Here are a some more nice pictures from the trail and the rest of the park\u00a0for your viewing pleasure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bryce Canyon is probably the most otherworldly place we have seen to date. After our hike we got to spend some time checking out the rest of the park via their shuttle bus system, as Vicaribus was too big for day-time driving through the park while we were there. Everywhere we have been in Utah has been impressive, and continuing the trend, Bryce Canyon did not disappoint. Even the bison stew and fish and chips in the super-old lodge were quite tasty.<\/p>\n

For the subject of our 5th vlog episode, I present to you Boondocking in Bryce and Hiking the Fairyland Loop Trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>