{"id":5110,"date":"2016-05-25T03:05:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T03:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=5110"},"modified":"2016-05-25T03:28:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T03:28:25","slug":"bryce-canyon-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=5110","title":{"rendered":"Bryce Canyon National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At last it was time to head toward Bryce Canyon! I hitched up and rolled northeast on I-15. By the time I left the interstate, there was snow in the distance!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/En-route-snow-in-the-distance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5112 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/En-route-snow-in-the-distance-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"En route snow in the distance\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/En-route-snow-in-the-distance-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/En-route-snow-in-the-distance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/En-route-snow-in-the-distance-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a picturesque drive to Bryce Canyon City. It was fun going through Red Canyon. There were tunnels cut through rock fins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Red-canyon-tunnel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5113 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Red-canyon-tunnel.jpg\" alt=\"Red canyon tunnel\" width=\"478\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I borrowed this shot from the internet. Obviously, I was busy driving when I went through the tunnels.<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, I was at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brycecanyoncampgrounds.com\">Ruby&#8217;s Inn RV Park and Campground<\/a>. The air was so clean and clear and it smelled like Christmas. It was just so piney!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/My-campsite-at-Rudys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5114 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/My-campsite-at-Rudys-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"My campsite at Rudy's\" width=\"485\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/My-campsite-at-Rudys-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/My-campsite-at-Rudys-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got set up and made myself a little dinner. With the wonderful weather and the picnic table at the site, I decided to dine al fresco.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5115\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dinner-outside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5115 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dinner-outside-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"That's not Folgers in my cup!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dinner-outside-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dinner-outside-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dinner-outside-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s not Folgers in my cup!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sun was still up, so I decided that I couldn&#8217;t wait until tomorrow to see Bryce Canyon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bryce-Canyon-sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5118 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bryce-Canyon-sign-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Bryce Canyon sign\" width=\"660\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bryce-Canyon-sign-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bryce-Canyon-sign-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bryce-Canyon-sign-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entrance to the park was less than a mile down the road, and you tell by the angle of the shadows that the sun was setting fast. There was no one at the gate, as they weren&#8217;t charging admission during the free week, and the visitor center was closed for the day.<\/p>\n<p>I drove into the park, figuring that I would see a sign that would give me an idea about where to go. The first sign I noticed was for the North Campground. I drove in to see what the sites looked like. They were a bit cheaper than my site at Ruby&#8217;s, but they seemed kind of irregular. Most of the RVs I saw were propped up on all sorts of boards to level them out. My site was nice and level. Oh, and my site had electricity.<\/p>\n<p>I drove around and finally came to a parking lot at a picnic area that was near the rim. I parked and took the trail to the rim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wow-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5116 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wow-1-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Wow 1\" width=\"660\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wow-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wow-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wow-1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WOW!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I kind of stood there slack-jawed for a few moments taking it all in. I walked the rim trail for a bit, until I noticed that the sun was getting kind of low and the temperature was dropping. Since I wasn&#8217;t dressed for the cold and I didn&#8217;t have a flashlight with me, I decided to head back to the truck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Moon-rise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5117 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Moon-rise-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Moon rise\" width=\"472\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Moon-rise-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Moon-rise-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One final look at the canyon and the moon rising. Back to Flo the Airstream and a good night&#8217;s sleep. More Bryce Canyon in the morning!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At last it was time to head toward Bryce Canyon! I hitched up and rolled northeast on I-15. By the time I left the interstate, there was snow in the distance! It was a picturesque drive to Bryce Canyon City. It was fun going through Red Canyon. There were tunnels cut through rock fins. I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=5110\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bryce Canyon National Park<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[516],"class_list":["post-5110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bryce-canyon-national-park"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5110"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5897,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5110\/revisions\/5897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}