Prontito por la mañana recogimos las cosas y fuimos a desayunar en una terraza al aire libre. Ya con el estómago lleno empezamos la ruta por el parque del cañón Brycen, llamado así por el mormón escocés que se asentó allí, Ebenezer Bryce. Estuvimos parando en la mayoría de los puntos con vistas panorámicas y sacando fotos de todo lo interesante. Lo más característico de este anfiteatro natural es que está formado por una especie de chimeneas.
We packed up our tents in the morning and had breakfast outdoors. We then got started checking out the sites at Bryce Canyon. We stopped at pretty much every site with panoramic views to check out the scenery. The landscape was stunning, quite different than anything we had seen up to this point.
We packed up our tents in the morning and had breakfast outdoors. We then got started checking out the sites at Bryce Canyon. We stopped at pretty much every site with panoramic views to check out the scenery. The landscape was stunning, quite different than anything we had seen up to this point.
En una de las paradas dimos un pequeño paseo por el bosque. Después de esta visita al parque, decidimos comer en el restaurante del parque. Es una cabaña enorme que, además del restaurante es también un hotel. Es de estas cabañas típicas americanas que hay en muchos de los parques nacionales, todo de madera, con una chimenea enorme, cabezas de animales, etc... la verdad que muy acogedor. Terminado de ver el parque y bien comidos, pusimos rumbo al Parque Nacional de Zion. Uno de los parques que teníamos más ganas de ver por las excursiones que se podían hacer y por el paisaje que tiene. Además, Martín tenía especial interés en ver tarántulas... ya veremos si tenemos suerte.
Las pintas de Martín |
Entrada al parque Zion / Arrival at the Zion Park |
After about a 2-3 hour trip, we finally made it to Zion! And, not too surprisingly, the campgrounds were all full. We weren't too worried since we figured there would be plenty of camping in the area, so we went to the information booth to find out where else we could go. After some discussion, we narrowed it down to two places, both outside of the park and with no water or bathroom, just sites where you can put down a tent and no one will say anything. The first one was about 45 minutes away or so, but it wasn't too our liking, so we figured we would go to the farthest possible campsite from the park, a long winding road leading to the Kolob Reservoir. We arrived just before sunset, and had to drive around the reservoir looking for a place to set up for the night. The dirt road gradually got worse as we circled the reservoir, with large potholes and puddles, so I was getting a bit worried about my Kia. At one point, we encountered a large puddle/hole, and we turned back around since I didn't want to risk it. I managed not to get stuck anywhere, unlike John with his pick-up, hehe. Seems like his 4 wheel drive wasn't engaging when we was in some deep mud.
Pues nada, al final acampamos en una zona más o menos cómoda a orillas del "lago". Fue mi primera y no sé si la última vez de acampar fuera de un camping.
Anyhow, we finally pitched the tents near the water in a decent enough place (it was getting dark, so we didn't have much other options). It was our first (Idoia and mine) time of real camping, outside of a campground. Idoia was fearful of bears, but all we heard was the occasional "moo" from some nearby cows. At least the stars were amazing once the moon set!
Que cuenta l geologo de las chimeneas?
ReplyDeleteSeveral comments for this:
ReplyDelete1. John has morphed into Martin.
2. There are some people who don't want to see a tarantula in the wild. Namely, most people.
3. Sorry about the pickup woes. It is ironic that John would use a pick-up truck, one of the least environmentally friendly vehicles. Even more so that a geologist would use it.
4. I thought Zion was destroyed in Matrix 3.
5. What's the deal with that fucking Raven?