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When you go to Bryce National Park, your immediate response is to jump out of the car, squeal like a young girl whether you are one or not, and run to the edge to look into the incredible canyons below. If it were not for the guard rails placed there by a caring National Park service the bottom would be littered with the bones of tourists from every apart of the country if not the world. Upon seeing your first views of the canyons during sunrise you don’t know if you’ve been snake bit or struck by lightning and it is very easy to want to be one with the canyons. Don’t do that however. As mesmerized as you get while viewing the scenery that makes up Bryce you must remember to turn around and look in every direction.  I must admit that I had been there at least twice before I saw Navajo mountain one morning at sunrise. Off to the Southeast at approximately 75 miles away, 248 miles if you go by the roads, stands one of the most awe inspiring sights in the Southwest. I go to Bryce now just so I can see this view of Navajo mountain. Whenever you think you have seen the colors of the Southwest some different view will be presented and you are stunned once again with the primal beauty of this place. So go often and stay late, your soul will thank you for it.