Day 10 of 16- Bryce Canyon

From Zion we packed up a little slower with the new people who weren't in our routine, and were on our way to Bryce Canyon at about 10am, arriving at about 12:30pm. We had until 5:30pm of free time, and this night would be a “driving night” for me. Having already overdone it hiking at Zion the day before, I decided a short hike was the most I should do so I could shower and rest up. So I signed up for a free 3 hour bus tour to south end of Bryce which among other things, promised we would see the Bristlecone Pine, oldest tree in the world.  And that we did! The nice thing about a bus tour is you have someone pointing out all the sights, plants, animals, and telling stories about the history of changes and fires. The driver also had some very corny jokes so I told him a few of my own, including one about a harvest in the Bristlecone forest. Got a chuckle.

Got back and found the GT bus just in time to help start dinner, though I was told I could rest up for the drive. Failing to sleep and noticing some bars on the phone, I started to publish this blog finally and make up the mailing list.

The drive was uneventful, though we were on the lookout for meteor showers. When I pulled off every few hours for potty stops, no one seemed inclined to look at the stars, but I did notice one falling star while driving. At 2:30am my leg was finished, so I crawled into the sleeper berth. I was too early so finally at 4:30 Dave took off for Arches NP, where I awoke just in time for bite from breakfast and another invitation to hike.