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Navajo Loop & Queen’s Garden in Bryce Canyon National Park

Part 4 of our Bryce Canyon Road Trip (View Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6)

There are a couple places in the Southwest that we’ve visited that have made us say “Holy moly, is this place for real?” Like Antelope Canyon, the Grand Canyon, the Chiricahuas, Monument Valley, Sedona, Zion… now we can add Bryce Canyon National Park to that list!

Arch Tunnel, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, UT
Scenic byway to get into the park.

For our time spent in this surreal park, we chose to hike 2 trails, the Navajo Loop & Queen’s Garden. These 2 trails, from what we read, are considered the best way to see Bryce Canyon as it takes you up close to the national park’s significant view points. We ended up missing the trailhead because we ventured onto the Rim Trail and hiked a mile into it before realizing what we were doing and had to back track… so we had a warm up hike before our real hike. Here are views from our warm up hike:
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Vicksburg National Military Park

Arkansas-Mississippi Road Trip Part 3 (View Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)

The 1863 surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi in what is now known as the Vicksburg Campaign, played a significant role in the turning point of the American Civil War. The campaign lasted about 7 months before the Confederates surrendered the city to the Union. The entire city is dotted with memorials and signs, marking key battles in significant locations.
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Zion National Park

Part 3 of Utah Road Trip (View Part 1, Part 2)

The next day we went to Zion National Park with the intention of hiking through the Narrows. Here is the funny part: beforehand we stopped at Walmart for swim suits / shorts / shoes. The guys saw that the BOYS section had swimming shorts on sale for $7 so somehow they thought a BOYS large and extra large translated into MENS small and medium. So all of them purchased BOYS swimming trunks without trying them on. As it turns out… BOYS size large and extra large DO NOT translate into MENS small and medium.

But that was OK. It turned out that the Narrows had flooded and was closed to everyone. So what did we do? Put on our new Walmart swimming suits anyway! It worked out for a couple of the guys… but in the picture below, you can’t see the rips, holes and extremely tight in areas on the other guys it didn’t work out for.

Jumping in Zion National Park, Utah
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Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah

Since our Narrows hike was canceled, we decided to hang out at the nearby resort that offered a few activities like zip lining.

After we headed back after for another night of BBQing then headed back home the next day.

There was a lot of this going on during the 10+ hours drive back:

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