Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

Forget everything you have read and appreciate this. Today was probably our biggest day so far and probably my favourite. We went to 2 National Parks and hiked about 15km all up.

Bryce Canyon National Park was our first stop. I don't know how to describe this place and photo's don't do it justice. At 8100ft, the canyon is formed by the natural force of water, ice and gravity that forms the 'hoodoos' of Bryce Canyon which makes it so unique. For 200 days each year, snow and ice will melt in the afternoon and freeze at night. When the water freezes, it expands and pushes  the rocks apart creating the different hoodoos and windows that can be found in the Bryce Canyon amphitheater. We hiked 4.6km throughout the amphitheater and then hiked further along the rim of the canyon. It was incredible, it topped the grand canyon by far! With every twist and turn came a new angel of the canyon. It was like a wonderland. It would be incredible to see it when there is snow scattered throughout the amphitheater.

Stomping Bryce...

We came from down the bottom...

View of Bryce Canyon

Bringing back the hurdling

Anyway, that is Bryce. If you ever plan a trip to the USA, include Bryce Canyon! Next stop, Zion National Park.

Lake Powell, AZ/UT

Our next stop was Lake Powell. It is situated between Utah and Arizona which made it a perfect stop between our final destination to Mt Carmel, UT. It is America's second largest artificial reservoir and is part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.  The lake was formed by Glen Canyon Dam which was completed in 1963 and rises 710 feet above the Colorado River. Lake Powell took 17 years to fill, reaching it's full capacity in 1980.

You'll have to excuse the quality of the photos below, but we got to Lake Powell with 2 flat phones and one very flat camera battery. Our only choice was to take photos on our tablet (we looked so lame).

There really isn't much to say about this place other than it's beautiful. We went on a 3hr boat tour along the river and cruised through the surrounding canyons. The main spots along the tour was the Glen Canyon Dam and Antelope Point.

Our photos really don't do this place justice. You should definitely check out the google image search of this place to see how beautiful it actually is.

Glen Canyon Dam

Antelope Point, Lake Powell

Michael, at Lake Powell

Lake Powell