It was another travel day, first through Escalante-Staircase, then on to Bryce Canyon. Highway 12 is designated an offical Scenic By-way, & we saw some very unusual landscapes. Sometimes the stone looked more like concrete formations, very industrial looking & not at all friendly or cozy! Then the formations started to have these strange bruise-like markings, purple blotches on their rounded tops. Later, the bruises deepened & showed up as deep mulberry wine stains at the bottoms of the formations, as if they had been dipped.
When we arrived in Bryce Canyon, we discovered that Ruby's Inn & Campground was actually part of larger group of interconnected businesses. A campground, hotel, restaurant, diner, grocery store, gift shop & gas station are on one side of the road. On the other, an old-fashioned "western town center" is set up, store fronts connected by a long wooden covered porch. Inside you can do things such as buy souveniers or ice cream, or set up ATV tours. A little further down is the rodeo, which was cancelled, unfortunately, because the teens who work there all had to go back to school/college this week.
That night we bought firewood & enjoyed a campfire. The stars came out in full glory - it was much like being in the Outback of Australia again - even with the nearby electric lights & our own campfire, we could see the Milky Way.
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