Utah - Bryce and Zion

After the Grand Canyon, we made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go to Utah. Yes, Utah! All we previously knew about the state was that it was highly religious, populated by Mormons and booze was hard to come by - but our guide book said that it had some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole country, so we thought we'd check it out. Things didn't start to well when we arrived in St George on the Sunday evening of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, to find everything closed. Thank God for Chinese immigration to these parts! Next to the Chinese, we were suprised to find a bar, named "The One And Only", but we didn't risk hanging out with the loons and desperados there!

The next day we went to Bryce Canyon National Park, which was one of the most amazing places we've ever been. Bizarre rock formations rise up out of the ground in all sorts of shapes and sizes. We hiked down into the canyon to get a closer look, and had the strange experience of a walk with the easy downhill part at the start, and the struggle uphill at the end. On the way back from Bryce, we travelled through Zion National Park, which we wished we had more time to see. Huge cliffs overlooked the winding road - yet more spectacular scenery. In fact, everywhere throughout Utah the scenery was breathtaking. We'd definitely come back - as soon as they change their liquor laws!