Bryce Canyon National Park

We watched the sun rise, accompanied by our new Japanese friends,

suffered at the hand of strong winds at Rainbow Point,

explored ghost towns,

"flirted with death," 

marveled at the beauty of nature (I can't get over these pink and yellow mineral deposits in the red rock! They're so beautiful!)

never really mastered the 2-second self timer (this was taken by another hiker),

and took it all in.

The park was so so beautiful and this roadtrip was so needed. I'm thankful for these dear friends who went with me and for the fact that places like this are so close.