Utah: Bryce and Zion

November 2023

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- Nov 10, 2023, 10:42am
- ☀️ 48 °F
- Altitude: 2,703 ft
- United States Utah Washington County Saint George 37.104153, -113.58413137°6’15” N 113°35’3” W
Day 1
St. George
November 10, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Arrived in St. George and got settled in with - what else - a brewery. Gearing up for our visit to Bryce tomorrow. Every direction you look, there are beautiful rocks!
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- Nov 11, 2023, 10:45am
- ☀️ 45 °F
- Altitude: 7,067 ft
- United States Utah Garfield County Bryce Canyon 37.618409, -112.14223437°37’6” N 112°8’32” W
Day 2
Bryce Canyon - Part I
November 11, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Bryce! The two hour drive to the park was beautiful as well. We kept stopping to take pictures and we hadn't even gotten to the park!

We used the Guide Along app to narrate and give us info along the drive. It worked really well. The guy who narrates tells great stories and also has funny snarky comments along the way. He made the trip even more fun.

We chose to drive all the way to the end of the park - Rainbow Point - and work our way back, ending at the amphitheater.

Every where you look is stunning. It's hard to capture, but I hope this gives a sense of it.Read more
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- Nov 11, 2023, 10:54am
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 7,067 ft
- United States Utah Garfield County Bryce Canyon 37.618409, -112.14223437°37’6” N 112°8’32” W
Day 2
Bryce Canyon - Part II
November 11, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
More stunning pictures of Bryce as we got toward the amphitheater.
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- Nov 11, 2023, 6:59pm
- 🌙 52 °F
- Altitude: 3,123 ft
- United States Utah Washington County Ivins North Black Rocks 37.183621, -113.65441137°11’1” N 113°39’16” W
Day 2
Tuacahn Amphitheater
November 11, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Tuacahn Amphitheater is a like a mini Red Rocks (Denver). We went to see Hotel California - an Eagles tribute band. The music was fun, but mostly we just wanted to see this beautiful place.
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- Nov 12, 2023, 11:01am
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 7,178 ft
- United States Utah Washington County Potato Hollow 37.324741, -113.00480437°19’29” N 113°0’17” W
Day 3
Zion National Park - Part I
November 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Zion! Not as long of a drive, but it was a busy day at the park! There is very little parking along the road so you have to take a shuttle with 9 hop on hop off spots.
Being there in November was perfect - the canyon walls are stunning, but the bright yellow leaves just made it perfect!
Much like our previous trip to Utah, it was odd to think the day before in Bryce, we were at the top and looking down into the canyons... today we were in the canyon looking up at the soaring walls.
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- Nov 12, 2023, 11:17am
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 7,178 ft
- United States Utah Washington County Potato Hollow 37.324741, -113.00480437°19’29” N 113°0’17” W
Day 3
Zion National Park - Part II
November 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
More Zion. The weeping wall was beautiful. We didn't expect so much water to be coming down.
We stopped for a beer after coming out of the park ... it was fun to watch the folks exiting the park - some looked so tired.
We loaded up and drove the other side of the park that you can drive yourself. More stunning rocks!Read more
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- Nov 12, 2023, 6:22pm
- 🌙 59 °F
- Altitude: 2,703 ft
- United States Utah Washington County Saint George 37.104153, -113.58413137°6’15” N 113°35’3” W
Day 3
St. George
November 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
After Zion, we explored St. George a little more. Had to see the gigantic Mormon church. It is ridiculous how huge it is.
Also - fun fact - religion definitely controls things.... it was hard to find dinner! Almost all the restaurants were closed on Sunday!Read more
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- Nov 13, 2023, 11:26am
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 3,373 ft
- United States Utah Washington County Ivins Snow Canyon 37.195697, -113.64953737°11’45” N 113°38’58” W
Day 4
Snow Canyon State Park
November 13, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
We decided to explore the state park - Snow Canyon. Another stunning location - lots of lava fields with the lava holes to look down into.
There was also a special flag display for Veteran's Day that was stunningRead more
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- Nov 13, 2023, 11:29am
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 2,703 ft
- United States Utah Washington County Saint George 37.104153, -113.58413137°6’15” N 113°35’3” W
Day 4
St. George
November 13, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Of course we found some wineries. Zion Winery was nice, though right by the highway.
The Bold & Delaney Winery was a great experience. He opened up just for us and was so nice! The wines were pretty nice too.
Stunning sunset on our way back to the hotel with a pizza!Read more
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- Nov 14, 2023, 11:31am
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 2,054 ft
- United States Nevada Clark County Las Vegas DownTown 36.167256, -115.14851636°10’2” N 115°8’55” W
Day 5
Las Vegas
November 14, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We had a little time in Las Vegas before our flight and stumbled into this diner from Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives.
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