Updated June 1 !

 Bryce Canyon City

We left Moab fairly early so that we could get to Bryce Canyon City and our campsite in Ruby's Inn Campground early enough to be able to visit Bryce Canyon NP. What a difference in the locations. Moab was all red rock cliffs while Bryce Canyon City and surrounding areas are still red rock but covered in Pine trees. A lot more vegetation but a lot colder. The first night the temperatures got down to 28F

On our way to Bryce Canyon City be passed by Big Rock Candy Mountain

Our campsite at Ruby's Inn Campground

Got into Bryce Canyon city in plenty of time to go visit Bryce Canyon NP. The park is really nice because it has concrete paths along the rim of the canyon for all ages of people and their pets to be able to access the views but it is also loaded with hiking trails for the young and young at heart. We fell into the first category. 

My favorite color combination: Pine Green and Deep Sky Blue

The original gas station in the park.

Just a few more pictures

Zion

This visit did not turn out as we expected but it was still a good day. We were able to get tickets for the shuttle which takes you through the entire park. You can only go a short distance into the park if you take your vehicle and then you can hike to some other areas. We took the scenic route which allowed us to see some of the sites from the truck. Then we arrived at the Visitors Center where we were supposed to catch the shuttled and there were absolutely no parking spots, not even in Springdale where they said there was extra parking. Yes, for $30 there is extra parking, and we still couldn't find a spot. Finally the time for us to board the shuttle expired without us being able to find a spot to park. It was quite disappointing. We finally found a 15 minute parking spot so that we could go into the Visitors Center and get our passport stamped and buy a sticker. 

On our way to Zion by way of the Scenic Route. We had to pass through two tunnels, the second being a mile long. It even had openings in the side as some spots to get a view of the canyon.

After Zion we decided to take a different route home and we had a very enjoyable lunch at a pretty rest area along the road. On the way to the campground we stopped at Red Canyon and hiked one of their trails. It was a most enjoyable hike with a map and markers explaining what we were seeing. 

Found out the rocks that are stacked on top of one another are called Hoodoos.

A closer view from the trail.

A few pictures of us on the trail. 

We had a very pleasant visit at Red Canyon.