A few hours is not enough time to spend in Bryce Canyon

In a recent blog entry , Jeanne Leblanc of the Hartford Courant lamented that she didn’t have enough time to spend in Bryce Canyon on her last trip and that she plans to return. She also talked about meeting a relentless chipmunk that wanted a snack from her. She heeded park rangers’ advice and did not feed the chipmunk.

Her experience, however, was much like many other Bryce Canyon visitors who come to southern Utah to visit Zion and decide to make the trip up to Bryce Canyon as well. Unfortunately, most visitors come, spend a few hours or so checking out the visitor center and walking the rim, but never take one of the many trails down into the main amphitheater or venture any further along the park’s 18-mile scenic drive, which features approximately 14 scenic viewpoints along its route. The next time you come to Bryce Canyon, plan to stay more than a couple of hours – stay a couple days. Allow Ruby’s Inn to be your home away from home and your headquarters for exploring one of the nation’s scenic crown jewels!

Travel writer calls Bryce Canyon a sampling of “nature’s eerie architecture”

Gary White of The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida recently made a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park, describing its hoodoo-filled amphitheaters as “ragged columns rising like massive stalagmites.” He said the hoodoos are the most picturesque at sunrise and sunset, when “the light strikes them at low angles and their tangerines and coppers take on an ethereal glow.” Awed not only by the park’s scenery, the park’s wildlife also amazed White. He described his experience viewing Steller’s jays, prairie dogs and pronghorns, most often referred to as antelopes. For the complete text of White’s article, click here . If you would like to see what White is talking about, we would love to host you at Ruby’s Inn, the hotel closest to Bryce Canyon’s entrance.

Exploring Bryce Canyon and southern Utah’s canyon country is like vacationing on another planet!

Cathy and Craig Copeland of The Calgary Herald recently wrote about exploring southern Utah, calling it “otherworldly as it gets without requiring a spacesuit to step out of your vehicle.” They also describe the region’s rock formations as remnants of a child sculpting with Play-Doh, since they display a variety of shapes that resemble flying saucers, hamburgers and mushrooms. According to the couple, the formations look so improbable, they could be right out of a Dr. Seuss book. To view the entire article, click here .

If you want to enjoy such an “otherworldly” experience, make Ruby’s Inn your base camp. Fall is an excellent time to visit Bryce Canyon and its surrounding attractions, including Red Canyon, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Zion National Park.