Sunset Over Bryce Canyon

A last touch of sunlight staves off deepening gloom over Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

We head to Bryce Canyon National Park.  Climbing to 8,000 feet from the desert floor it's difficult to ignore the dramatic changes in altitude and temperature.  Paula gets out her down parka.  I don my fleece.  We grab a picnic supper at a table and head out to Sunset point on the rim of Bryce Canyon.  It's worth it.  We watch a professional photographer with a giant camera taking time-lapse movies of the lengthening shadows.  He plans to be here long after moon rise to photograph the shadows cast from hundreds of Hoodoos that point eerily toward the sky.  For us, this was the prime time to arrive and we are thankful for our delaying tactics in the desert between the San Rafael Swell and Canyonlands.