Bryce Canyon/Zion - 6/23

Driving from Holden to Glendale last night was beautiful, the land and the rock formations here are beautiful. Then this morning driving through Red Canyon on the way to Bryce Canyon we are excited at how beautiful all this is. Red Canyon in itself is beautiful. There are two rock formations that the road goes through and that was fun for the girls.
Bryce Canyon - I don't think there are really any words that can describe Bryce Canyon. We started at the end of the canyon road and worked our way along the viewpoints. It is indescribable how beautiful this is, then you come to the Bryce Overlook and it is overwhelming. The rock formations and the awesomeness is breathtaking. We spend about 6 hours looking at the Canyon from the viewpoints.
After that we decided to wait dinner and drive directly to Zion.
Zion - We were so glad we did not miss Zion. It is such a different experience from Bryce. At Bryce you are looking at the canyon from the top and from Zion you are in the Canyon looking up at it. The formations are so different and the hugeness of it really hits you. In Zion you ride a shuttle bus and get off at viewpoints along the way to hike or take pictures. We did not hike at either Bryce or Zion as we did not come prepared for hiking. We arrived at Zion at 6:00 p.m. just as the visitor's center and museum were closed. We rode the shuttle and took pictures until about 9 then headed to find a place for dinner. We drove to Springdale, a little town at the opposite end of Zion, and had a nice dinner at Wildcat Willie's. We were looking for a burger place and when we went in found it to be a saloon and grill that specialized in steaks. We finally found menu items for each of us for under $15 each!
After dinner we headed back to Glendale. You can not imagine how the sky and the stars looked driving back through Zion at 10:00 at night. We stopped along the way and turned off the trucks lights. You could actually see the Milky Way. It was amazing, we were wishing Nikki could see this.
One thing that needs mentioning is the 1 1/2 mile tunnel through the mountain to Zion. This is a very dark narrow tunnel with curves inside the mountain. The tunnel is not open to trailers, campers, etc. This is monitored and pilot cars are used during the hours the park is open but at night it is a little spooky not knowing what you are going to encounter when you see lights coming around one of those corners inside the tunnel.