Panguitch: Bryce Canyon National Park

10 of 16 – 2024 Fall Trip West Series. 9/27/24 Friday. A beautiful day to visit the otherworldly Bryce Canyon NP.

Panguitch; a Paiute Indian word meaning “big fish” how do you pronounce that town name? Not Pan-gu-itch. Think of “Penguin Sandwich,” that’s how we were instructed by the owners of Dixie Forest RV Resort where we were staying; “Peng-wich”. The elevation at Panguitch is 6,666′. The elevation at the rim of Bryce Canyon is 8,500-9,000′

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Beautiful fall colors at the Bryce Canyon “Natural Bridge” overlook.
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Beautiful drive to many outlooks along the canyon rim.
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Golden Aspen fall colors.
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Deanne conversing with the raven.

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Two pics above are both of the “Wall Street” canyon. The left is the top of the canyon, the right is looking down into the top of the canyon with lots of hikers on the trail. It was mid-day hot today so we decided to come back early tomorrow morning to hike “Wall Street”.

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One last photo of the incredible Bryce Canyon before we headed down from the rim to Kodachrome Basin State Park.
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View driving into Kodachrome Basin State Park.

Some wind spinners we saw along the road. The cliffs in the far background are Bryce Canyon.

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Real cowboy ranchers on horseback were herding cattle down the road.
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Becky’s Birthday came while we were at Panguitch. Flowers and M&M’s brightened up our campsite.

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