It's Sunday, June 2 and I'm a few days behind posting, but here is Day 5.
I had quite a story going and somehow, even though I saved the copy I accidentally hit a key on my laptop and shazam...everything gets deleted. Frustrating. OK...here we go...
On the night of Day 4 (Escalante, UT), since the Prospector had their own restaurant Dennis and I decided to just stay and eat there. Dennis is very brave when it comes to food. He will eat anything, anywhere. Me, on the other hand have been know to be a bit picky. Anyway, Dennis decided to order the Chicken taco special with refries and rice. I was going to play it safe and just order some chicken fingers and fries, but the urge to be daring hit me, so I too ordered the tacos, but with beef. They were delicious and I sleep thru the night just fine. Dennis said he was disappointed with his. Something about the chicken being a bit "rubbery".
As we began our Day 5 of the ride from Escalante to Bryce to Provo we awoke to some chilly temps and decided to have breakfast at the Prospector. Dennis ordered the French toast and I got the eggs over easy. Both of us got bacon, which had a good flavor, but something about the green tinged tracing thru it had me a little concerned. Anyway, I figured there was so much nitrate in the meat that surely it would kill any thing out of the ordinary. Wouldn't you agree?
Our ride to Bryce Canyon was very nice and we stopped to get a photo at the entrance.
Upon entering Bryce we stopped at the gate to pay our entrance fees. When I heard the lady ask Dennis if he was 62 years old or older, for some reason I proudly yelled, "I am!" That was good enough for her and out of the booth she came, asked for my drivers license and said I was now old enough to enter every National Park in the United States, FREE. 10 bucks later I had my permanent pass. (So I had to pay 10 bucks in order for it to be free.) After some thought, I really wasn't too sure I was happy to be 62. The pass did make it a bit easier to accept. However, does that mean I now have to eat the Early Bird special, and ask for the Senior discounts everywhere they apply. I know saving money is a good thing, but I think I'd rather be carded for a drink than to enter a park. Oh well.
Riding into the park was nice and the air was so refreshing. Temperature was about 60 degrees. We decided to ride to the furthest viewing point and work our way back down. Such a contrast this was to one of my previous visits to Bryce. Lightning, heavy rain and later hail. It's incredible riding up this mountain, with the easy switchbacks, and green colors of pine trees lining the road. Then to come around a corner only to have the red and tan rock formations explode in your face. So amazing this earth is.
As we rode along we came upon an area ravaged by fire... however no where near the destruction I have seen in Yellowstone.
Here is a shot of Dennis as we began our ride back down the mountain.
Two pictures from our ride down with a stop at Auga Canyon. Remember to CLICK on photos to enlarge.
This photo is from Bryce Point. Zooming in you can see the people walking the trails. Below, yours truly.
Some of the wildlife we saw were several Ravens. Bryce Canyon Ravens are known for their mischief. I remember one year some people had left their backpacks sitting in the parking lot... Well, the Ravens were having a field day rifling thru the bags and pulling out every thing looking for a bit to eat.
Here is a link to one that stole a credit card:
And another one being hand fed:
Further down Dennis stopped and pointed out the what I thought were a deer and her offspring, but as it turns out they were Pronghorn Antelope. 
Most important traveling around the Canyons keep an eye on your children.
Sometimes you've just seen enough. Dennis checking out his emails. Both of us agree, Bryce is a park everyone should see. However, from riding motorcycles, we would prefer to ride thru the canyon and experience it from the seat. Someone once asked me why I wouldn't prefer to see these sites from the comfort of a vehicle. My answer was simple. "Riding in a car or RV and site seeing is like watching a movie. On a motorcycle you are in the movie."
From Bryce Canyon we rode Utah highway 12 over to highway 89 and headed north to Panguitch where we picked up highway 143 and 148 up to Cedar Breaks National Monument. This is a great road! Taking us to elevations over 10,000 feet and still snow on the ground. Turning onto Utah 143 there was a sign which read; THIS IS NOT HWY 89! I wonder how many folks rode up to 10,000 feet and in the winter thinking they were on the road to Bryce. Must have been a few to get a sign.
Once in the elevations we found the snow. It was so refreshing riding thru those elevations and making snow angels.
Dennis trying to get into a bear proof trash can. Where is a bear when you need one?
...and a great photo of our rides.
...and yelled
DENNIS, DON'T DO IT!!!
Where is Superman when you need him?
...to be continued.
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