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1. Bryce is awesome!

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 09:01 PM

Jan 2013

You'll be at close to 9,000 feet altitude. It isn't a true canyon, in spite of its name. But it is awesome. You can cover it in a day.

Take plenty of film, so to speak. The pics won't do it justice.

Zion is great. There are many trails back into awesome waterfalls. Plan ahead and be ready for eventualities. But Zion is amongst the best of the best. Plan on staying longer there.

Never been to the North Rim. The South Rim is where all the cool trails are and the long roadway with dozens of lookouts. Unfortunately, the South rim will be choked with tourists. Unless you take an adventurist trail, that is. Google's your friend here, I think. The North rim is higher elevation, IIRC, and not as many tourists.
It's 17 fucking miles across at the widest!!

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Bryce is awesome! longship Jan 2013 #1

We've done the south rim a couple times, plan on doing Phantom Ranch eventually. we can do it Jan 2013 #6

Sounds just peachy 2naSalit Jan 2013 #2

We like pretty strenuous hikes and like going on vacation just as school starts. we can do it Jan 2013 #4

Sounds good 2naSalit Jan 2013 #8

Thanks! We always carry water and try to err on the side of safety! we can do it Jan 2013 #10

I can't be of much help there 2naSalit Jan 2013 #13

yep....Bryce is incredible..... dhill926 Jan 2013 #3

Question- Is Utah very conservative, or do they like money enough not to care? we can do it Jan 2013 #5

It is very conservative.... dhill926 Jan 2013 #7

That's exactly what I expect from conservatives! we can do it Jan 2013 #12

It might depend on what it is you 2naSalit Jan 2013 #9

Well, hopefully gay and alcohol tolerant. we can do it Jan 2013 #11

You might 2naSalit Jan 2013 #14

Good ideas. We were in Idaho for about 5 minutes on our first Yellowstone trip! we can do it Jan 2013 #15

You were probably in Idaho 2naSalit Jan 2013 #16