That night, back at the Bryce Zion Campground (Glendale UT), we were in for a very cool night. When we planned the trip the weather forecast for the high desert was a low of 40F, but the actuals were more like 32F or below. We came prepared for cold, but this was close to our…

The Cedar Breaks are another erosional feature similar to Bryce in appearance. The single amphitheatre is more than 2,000 feet deep and more than 3 miles in diameter. The Markagunt plateau in which it is carved is quite high at about 10,000 ft elevation.