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Bryce, Zion & North Rim
Day 13 - Panguitch Lake to Cedar City, UT
Bob finds his keys
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Before leaving camp, we played a little
prank on Bob. We replaced Bob's bike lock key with some plastic toy keys that Jean bought in
Panguitch. A few minutes later Bob showed up at the campsite asking, "OK, who's the smart ass?"
We got a good laugh out of it.
We got our breakfast at the lodge's
restaurant. I got a large stack of pancakes.
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Once, we finished fueling up, we
began our climb back to Cedar Breaks. The next 19 miles were beautiful and challenging.
The aspens
were magnificent. The altitude kicked my butt. I kept stopping for photos
and to recover my breath. Every bend in the road brought another photo opportunity.
We finally peaked out at 10,567 feet
at Cedar Breaks National Monument. The monument looks out over a broad canyon with hoodoos
and other erosional features. Jean, Dave, Duane and I took a short walk
to see an alpine pool.
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Alpine Pool
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Cedar Breaks National Monument
We left the monument, plunging
5,000 feet over 18 miles to Cedar City. What took the better part of two days to climb;
we descended in about an hour. What fun.
We got a "kamp site" at the local
KOA "Kampground". As usual, this KOA is nothing more than a big parking lot for RV's.
And of course, they soaked for these "kamp sites". But, it's close to the highway so
we'll have some lovely noises to lull us to sleep.
Chowing down at the
Mexican restaurant
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Of course, Ken is staying in
a motel. For once, I think he might have the right idea.
We walked down the street to
a Mexican restaurant for supper and a margarita or two.
Tomorrow we return to St. George
and begin the trip home.
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Continue to Day 14
Bryce, Zion & North Rim Contents
 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
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