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Above photo by Matthew Straub
Moments before we made the turn from SR89 to SR12 I remembered Red Canyon. When I thought of stopping for break-
fast I figured we could still get some good early morning light in Bryce Canyon, maybe arriving at the first spot by
8:30ish. Well, it was already 9:11 when I took the first photo in the gallery and we were still a few miles from the park
entrance. Dixie National Forest extends all over Utah. Like dark matter in the universe it seems to be that area in between
the designated state and national parks, but unlike dark matter it brightens the travel in between. It's administered by the
National Bureau of Land Management, and Red Canyon is part of it. Matt was the first out of the car, and he was already
slipping his way up the rocky hill, chasing a shot of what he saw before him and the lure of what might be over the top.
By the time Ray & I were moreorless done and ready to move on, I called to Matt but got no response. Trying not to
worry like a father does, I took a couple more shots before noticing he had circled and was back at the bottom waiting for
us. We jumped back in the car, made a couple quick stops to get the arch overpasses, and soon were passing by Ruby's on
our way into Bryce Canyon National Park.
This photo is also by Matthew Straub. It was the shot he chased to the top of the hill. Adding the moon and giving it a
nighttime appearance was done by me in the digital darkroom.
Route 63, ironically not given the Scenic adjective, is less than a 3-mile long state road leading from SR12 into Bryce
Canyon National Park. Perhaps it's not deemed scenic because you can't really see the amazing formations within the
park, and because the only thing on the road is the man-made scenes at Ruby's Inn. After that, I suppose, the road is under
 
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