I decided to go to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah for this break. I was able nab a spot in the park campground for a few nights. While I was there, the Annual Astronomy Festival was going on. I went to several interesting talks on the myths behind the constellations and how to use a Planosphere. Dr. Amy Sayle, a planetarium educator lead these presentations. It turns out that Dr. Sayle works for the Morehead Planetarium at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I went to college. One of my friends actually works for her at the Planetarium.
New Mammal Sightings: Pronghorn Antelope (I saw this briefly from the shuttle bus), Mule Deer
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| View from the rim. |
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| Another view from the rim. I have dozens of these . . . |
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| On "The World's Best 3 Mile HIke" down into the canyon. |
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| I watched 2 of these lizards on the trail for at least 10 minutes. They would skitter around one another and every few minutes one would make a lunge at the other, but the other would always have scrambled away. |
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| Fairyland Point |
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| Along the Rim Trail, one side provides near constant overlooks into Bryce Canyon, but the other side often appears as this. Beautiful but overshadowed by the canyon. |
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