The fifth day of the trip consisted mostly of driving in the car, going from Moab in the east of Utah to Zion in the west. We broke up the long drive by stopping in Bryce Canyon National Park for a bit of hiking.
Departing early from Moab
Those mountains contain retired Uranium mines
Ohh look, some cows
This fellow is very close to the road
Oh my there is a heard of them
These are clearly British cows
This is actually average rush hour traffic in Utah (bonus: real cowboys!)
A little rural village
We arrive at Bryce Canyon
Unlike most hikes we will be starting at the top and going down
These columns of rock are called “hoodoos”
Our destination is down there somewhere
Glamour shot
Getting in among the hoodoos
A little tiny arch
Sunscreen is important
A part in the rock reveals the canyon below
This tree is holding on for dear life
We’re hitting the switchbacks
Getting further into the canyon
Lazy people, I mean horse riders
The TUNNEL!
This hoodoo is called Queen Victoria
Rangers will remind you not feed the animals, no matter how cute
Five planes flying overhead
Some rock bridges
The texture created by water running down the rocks is fascinating
The only way out is up
That is a lot of switchbacks
Justin for scale
Back at the top
Looking down at the Queens Garden
The last look out over the canyon
Made it to Zion as the sun is setting
Its amazing how much greener the terrain is here
Looking out into Zion as the sun sets
Google’s attempt at a wide angle shot (with several stitching errors)
To get to our motel we have to go under the mountains
One last picture of the valley
Driving through Zion
Wow
A Clash of Coasts 
>These photos transported me out of my Paris office and into the canyon. Love the hoodoos — they remind me of stupas (man-made) in Nepal. Love the tree with so many exposed roots; The rock bridge shot and the golden switchbacks.
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