Day 135 - Lots of Walking, Well Almost

We had a very early start today and were fully packed and gone to reach the Angel’s Landing hike trail by 06:30. Angel’s Landing is a very tough walk to a very high viewpoint; there’s also the option to continue the climb to an even higher viewing spot though this extra distance requires the use of chains fixed into the rocks for people to hold onto as the walk is along a dangerous ridge.

We began the walk which was hard going pretty much from the start. It was slow going as Corrie was having trouble with the blister on the back of her ankle but she persisted until we reached the bottom of the really tough bit. By then the blister had rubbed so much that Corrie’s sock was soaking up the blood from it! This is when we decided to head back down and make our way back to camp to await the others return.

They all said the walk got harder after the point we turned back at though, as usual, the views were great from the top.

We then were driven to Bryce Canyon where we were able to go on another, slightly less strenuous walk down into the canyon. Corrie donned her flip flops and decided it best to stick to a walk back and forth along the rim of the canyon. Danny ventured down into the canyon, sticking with Tayseer (from Saudi Arabia) and Stefano (from Italy) for the walk which took them through the scenic rock forms down in the canyon. The three of them made it to the Queen Victoria rock which, unsurprisingly, looked like a profile view of Queen Vic herself! The views from inside the canyon were good but the ones from back up on the rim were probably just as good, if not better. 

After this walk we completed the rest of the 100 mile trip to arrive at the best campground so far – the Kodachrome in Bryce Canyon NP. We had the site meant for 35 people all to the eight of us so there was plenty of space; along with our own private block of decent toilets and showers. We even had a couple of power sockets where the group could charge some of their appliances. The area we were camped in was surrounded by sandstone slick-rocks and cliffs and made for a very picturesque place to spend the night.

Gill (from Leicester) and Victoria made the tea which was handmade hamburgers and they were good and worth the wait. Whilst waiting we both had a wander over some of the rocks surrounding the site and took a few pictures of our luxury accommodation.