We said good-bye to Zion with a drive back thru the east side of Zion. If you come to Zion, don’t miss the east side. We did have to wait about 15 minutes to get back into the park from Springdale.
We then drove thru the beautiful Utah countryside to Cedar Breaks National Monument. This is about 75 minutes west of Bryce Canyon and the road thru the park is closed for the winter. We were please the learn on Tuesday that the road was open but the park itself won’t open until May 25th. We literally broke the ice off of the park (at 10,350 ft it is much higher than even Bryce Canyon). The views were definitely worth the side trip.
After we checked in to the hotel at Bryce, we decided to take it east as the elevation is about 7000 ft. We went to see the Ebenezer’s Barn and Grill show. It was well done and the country music was very good.
After the show, we decided to drive to Bryce Point to see the stars. The view of the night sky was amazing. So many more stars than we can normally see. We will be going into the park tomorrow and will be back then,