Thursday, October 16, 2008

Powell Point

On Tuesday we went up to the most beautiful place ever, Powell Point. Everyone, including Nick, said how crazy we were because it was so cold. It was 5 degree with the wind chill at Ruby's, so to go up to I guess 12,000 ft was insane. The wind was blowing at Ruby's, but not up on the mountain, it was nice and calm. It was a litle hazy, so we couldn't see as far, but is was still so beautiful. My dad was so nice to let us borrow the Ranger with heat. It was a tight squeeze to get all four of us in there, but it was better than freezing on a fourwheeler.
Me and my Honey and MaKay and Traci



Here is the town of Tropic under the rim of Bryce


Way in further back valley you can see the town of Henrieville

The red ridge is the rim of Bryce Canyon and of course Ruby's Inn is just behind it though you can't see it.


The trailor was too narrow for the door on the Ranger to open once it was loaded. We were very careful not to do any harm to my dad's Ranger, so we decided it was best to keep the door closed and have Nick climb through the back. When we got back, Nick had to climb through again to get in and my dad was there and asked why we didn't just load it with the door open:)

This is the herd of elk out back of our house that we hear every night and get to see every morning. The day before they were a lot closer, but I didn't have a camera. I think it is so cool to be able to have a herd of elk out my back door and to be able to watch them every morning.

7 comments:

Megan said...

Hey,
Seems like you had a great trip. I bet it was way cold but worth it. I was worried about you guys attempting to go but it all turned out and how nice it was of your dad to let you borrow that. Is that one of Nicks mission companions?

Megan said...

Oh yah! I bet the elk are so neat to watch, and you view couldn't be better:)

Nathan and Esther said...

Beautiful pictures! Powell Point is an amazing place to go. I can't believe you have 3 kids! And starting school, nonetheless! You look great and I'm glad you found my blog!

Anonymous said...

The view from your back door is amazing! It looks like you and Nick had a great adventure! How fun.

Notes from Francie said...

You and Nick are creating wonderful memories!! Good for you!

Becca said...

What breathtaking views. What a fun adventure, sound kind of scary though. Thanks for the pictures. I wish we could have seen the elk while there.

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