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“ADIOS, ReD ROCk” STORY
The sight defies description
and is something everyone
should see and experience.
SubmITTeD
bY RICkI LeTOFSkY
after a cold night’s sleep
we awoke to a clear blue
sky and cool mountain
air, with the promise of a
much warmer day to come.
We grabbed a quick breakfast. Bryce
Canyon and Highway 12 were two items
on our ‘to do’ list today and we were
jazzed!
the entrance to Bryce Canyon
national Park was unassuming. It
foretold of nothing of which we had yet
to experience. the guide at the Visitor’s
Centre told us the road was twelve miles
long. she said to go to the very end and
stop at the look-outs on the way down
because they are all on the right side.
We took her advice and headed onto
the road. It climbed ever upward with
forests on both sides. some patches of
trees looked blackened from fire which
was a sad sight to see. the road wound
around and the air was cooler and
thinner than it had been just a few miles
ago.
We reached the summit at an altitude
over 8000 feet. We walked towards the
edge of the lookout. My heart started
thumping and my blood was pumping.
The sight defies description and is
something everyone should see and
experience. as far as the eye could see
there were enormous and incredible
red rock formations rising straight
up out of the deep canyons beyond.
struck against the clear blue sky, they
appeared unworldly and prehistoric.
It was as if we had landed on another
planet. although many people were
there, the sounds of the voices melted
away into the immensity of the opening.
the shapes were the result of millions
of years of wind, ice and rain erosion.
the result was stunning. We had never
seen anything such as this. It cannot be
found anywhere else on earth.
We pulled ourselves away and rode to
the next lookout. People were so nice.
When they saw us taking pictures of
each other they offered to take a picture
of the two of us together in front of
these amazingly beautiful views. even
looking at our pictures later, there is
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