Day 10: Hail Bryce

We left our amazing sweet in Orderville and began our Journeyto Bryce Canyon National Park.  All weather forecasts predicted that the rain we had been experiencing would be mostly broken up today and isolated in thunderstorms during the afternoon.  We began the long windy, and cold climb up to the closest town of Hatch.  Upon reaching Hatch we dined at the Galaxy Diner which served us some of the best burgers we have had so far on this trip.  Steve particularly enjoyed the unlimited coffee and drank 6 cups of coffee.  The caffeine powered Steve through the afternoon even though he was pulling the trailer he blasted up the remaining mileage on the way to Bryce.   When the foreboding clouds in the distance finally arrived were blasted with strong wind and hail which was quite the experience for all of us.  Hail aside we continued the ascent up to the national park which was around 9,000 feet.  We were greeted with beautiful red rock pillars far from the actual start of the park when Steve's rear tire went flat.  During the repair process we sent Jody ahead so not all of us would have to freeze in the rain, but it took much longer than expected and Steve and Lyle were forced to chase Jody up the mountain.  After the storms had passed we flew up across the plain staring in awe and the perfect blue sky and beautiful scenery.  The remaining miles were an easy coast as we flew through the park and headed straight for our end goal of Henrisville Utah.  This very small town welcomed us with its grid like streets and farming community, we found refuge in the backyard of a women named Lakay.  She was very welcoming and we enjoyed sharing our pictures with her and Steve particularly enjoyed discussing farming with her.  That night we huddled together in one would become one of the coldest nights yet.  Everyone one of had some kind of weird dream that night, perhaps we were all dreaming of the things yet to come on our adventure.