Bryce, Zion & North Rim
Day 10 - Hatch to Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

Touring can require creative bike repair soloutions

We woke up to find frost on our tents this morning. Bob had an especially difficult time with the cold. I was OK with it. I had a big breakfast at a nearby restaurant and hit the road.

About 4 miles into the ride, I noticed my rear tire was soft. I had a slow leak due to a puncture. When I replaced the tire I discovered a worse problem with my rear brake. For some reason, I was missing a key part that holds the brake shoe in place. After much fiddling among Duane and Bob along with a lot of cussing from yours truly. Bob substituted my small adjustable wrench for the missing part. I can't describe it. You'll have to wait for the photo on my web site.

A few miles later, we reached the junction of US 89 and UT12. Here we found a bike rental place. I stopped to see if they had any parts for me. The owner was very nice. He cannibalized a entire brake assembly off one of his rental bike for $20.

Prarie Dog

Red Canyon

We continued into Red Canyon. It was very nice with several hoodoos. I took several photos here. They were putting the finishing touches on a new bike path. Personally, I feel the money would be better spent widening the existing road with passing lanes and adequate shoulders.

I reached Bryce Canyon National Park. I found our campsite and Ken's bike. Ken was nowhere to be seen. Bob and Duane arrived a few minutes later. Ken came back from his hike shortly after we finished pitching our tents.

Bryce Canyon National Park

Bob, Duane, Ken and I took a short walk to see the hoodoos. I took lots of photos. At one point we noticed our shadows against a hoodoo. We started making shadow images against the hoodoo. One of them was quite obscene. Yes, it was quite juvenile. But, boys will be boys.

More Bryce Canyon Photos

Dave and Jean showed up just before dark. Ken checked himself into a posh hotel room just outside the park complete with a Jacuzzi. That guy is hopeless.

Continue to Day 11

Introduction
Day 1 St. George to Springdale, UT
Day 2 Zion National Park
Day 3 Springdale, UT to Pipe Springs National Monument, AZ
Day 4 Pipe Springs National Monument to Jacob Lake, AZ
Day 5 Jacob Lake to North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Day 6 North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Day 7 North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, to Fredonia, AZ
Day 8 Fredonia, AZ to Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, UT
Day 9 Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park to Hatch, UT
Day 10 Hatch to Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Day 11 Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Day 12 Bryce Canyon National Park to Panguitch Lake, UT
Day 13 Panguitch Lake to Cedar City, UT
Day 14, Cedar City to St. George, UT
Epilogue