Although you can do this all year round, is especially beautiful to sight see in the winter when the reddish-purple hoodoos are partially covered in snow. In the winter you can also go cross country skiing or go snow shoeing. But, fall and spring are still the most recommended seasons to visit Bryce Canyon because fewer people go during those seasons, the temperatures are cool, and the fall plants enhance the beauty of the canyon (http://www.nps.gov/brca/faqs.htm).
Horseback riding is one our favorite things to do, so that is the way we chose to sight see today. As we galloped along one of the trails we got a close up view of the plants and wildlife in the park. Some cool animals we saw were a Uinta chipmunk, a Golden-mantled ground squirrel, a Pronghorn, and a Clark’s nutcracker. We saw beautiful flowers along the trail, for example, a Bronze evening primrose and a Sego lily, Utah’s state flower.
Today we had a short day, after horseback riding we headed back to one of the many hotels near Bryce Canyon. We need a good night rest because tomorrow we plan to go on a long