We made the short and beautiful drive to Bryce Canyon in time to set up, take a little nap and eat dinner. After dinner we went to Sunset Point to enjoy the sunset as the rays disappeared from the Hoodoos - that is what the formations are called.
We needed a campfire to stay warm. At almost 9,000 feet elevation the temperature is below freezing over 200 nights per year - including the two nights we were in camp. 
One of the best things we did was take a hike down into the hoodoos. The assent is only about 500 feet but it is very icy. Our trail was about five miles in all. Looking up at the formations and passing between steep walls was wonderful.
What a surprize when we got to the floor of the canyon. We were in a forest. The trees grow right out of the hoodoos in some cases.
On the way back up the Queen's Garden trail the forest thins our and the formations take on layers of magnificent colors.
Up on the high overlooks the snow was deeper and the temperature was cold even in the sunlight. This view at just below 9,000 feet is one of my favorites. It is the Arch View overlook.
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