HDT 2022 Day 27, April 27, Wednesday
Start entrance to Park Wash, S9 mile 33.6
End Coyote Valley Road S9 mile 58.5
Miles walked: 24.9
Going along Park Wash means struggling with loose sand in the channel.
Buckskin?
Month: April 2022
Bullrush?
HDT 2022 Day 26, April 26, Tuesday
Start S9 mile 10.8
End entrance to Park Wash, S9 mile 33.6
Miles walked: 22.8
Our route continues on Under the Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, twisting and meandering up and down, getting better views as we near Rainbow Point near the rim. The trail needs quite a bit of maintenance work: fixing tread, lopping, and clearing trees.
Bryce?
HDT 2022 Day 25, April 25, Monday
Start town of Tropic Alt Route mile 12.3
End Tropic Alt Route mile 34.7, S9 mile 10.8
Miles walked: 22 4
I decide to take the Tropic/Bryce Alternate Route back to the HDT, rather than hoping for a ride 12 miles back to where I left the trail. A short roadwalk out of town leads me to Tropic Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park.
These irregular shaped towers are called hoodoos, and Bryce is known for them.
The route goes past the Queen’s Garden and on up to the Rim Trail, where the views are quite remarkable.
Joining the Under the Rim Trail for the rest of the day, the route winds around down from the canyon rim, in Ponderosa forest, going past several designated campsites, losing views.
Finally, at the end of the day, I rejoin the HOT, and camp in a little corner of forest service land just outside the park.