A Grand Tour - USA Part IV Bryce Canyon NP & Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah)

Summer 2016 saw four of us embark on a trip of a lifetime across Nevada, California, Utah & Arizona taking in;

Las Vegas - The Grand Canyon - Death Valley - Zion NP - National Monument; Bryce Canyon NP - Arches NP - Monument Valley - Grand Canyon (again) and London Bridge (Lake Havasu). 


Bryce Canyon

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Bryce Canyon is a unique and beautiful place, containing (according to the tourist info) "the largest collection of hoodoos in the world" (https://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm)

We travelled from Springfield to Panguitch (less than 2 hours) which was our base for Bryce Canyon. On the way we stopped off at National Monument - Cedar Breaks. 

We loved Panguitch, a very small American town. We stayed at Blue Pine Motel which was a comfortable motel in the centre of town and which had a selection of cafes and restaurants just across the road to it. 

On the day of our trip we followed the guidance (https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/shuttle.htm) 
to park outside of the park (at Ruby's Campground) and to use the shuttle bus. 

We booked the free 'Rainbow' tour for the afternoon which takes you to the very end of the park. Make sure you have enough water and food with you - the tour is approximately 4 hours with no opportunities to buy anything on the way. 

Cedar Breaks National Monument 

On the journey between Springdale and Panguitch we took a little detour to visit Cedar Breaks National Monument, a natural amphitheatre with some hoodoos, not too dissimilar to Bryce Canyon. 

Definitely worth a trip, we enjoyed a hike along the rim of this spectacular natural wonder.