Arrival in Bryce!

We arrived at Ruby’s Inn Campground today, just outside of Bryce National Park.  Since we arrived in the late afternoon, we are setting up camp and will explore Bryce tomorrow.  In the interim, I had some interest in Utah state facts.

All the highway signs have the road number inside a beehive.  Why, I ask?  Utah is the “Beehive State”.  The Beehive and word "industry" became the official motto and emblem for Utah on March 4, 1959. Industry is associated with the symbol of the beehive. The early pioneers had few material resources at their disposal and therefore had to rely on their own "industry" to survive. The beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in 1848 and was maintained along with the word "industry" on the seal and flag when Utah became a state in 1896.

Those Utah pioneers were “busy bees”!

OK, enough of the facts stuff.  So we get here and since this is the first official trip in the RV (minus a one-nighter in Big Bear), we have been met with some challenges.  I was chastised for walking through mud and then walking on the astroturf.  What can I say?  I’m a Jeep girl!  While I pouted about that, the water overflowed at the connector and flooded the whole site.  I took the opportunity to remind my sweetie to NOT walk on the astroturf!  He he.  Now it is a recurring joke.  Ah---much nicer to laugh about things than to stay mad.

I then proceeded to make an incredible dinner.  I made a basting sauce of peaches, soy sauce, garlic and jalapeno to put on grilled chicken.  Oh, wow.  So good.  Also grilled up some halved fresh peaches and had some fresh corn on the cob.

Then we had a nice walk around the campground.  Settled in at sunset by the campfire and grilled marshmallows.  Of course there always has to be some bonehead who plays their music too loud, but even that couldn’t take away the enjoyment of the gooey, sweet marshmallows!  Quiet time at ten p.m. leant itself to muffled conversations and laughter from the other campsites, along with the combined smell of all of the campfires swirling in the night air.

Sigh.  What a nice day.

Tomorrow begins exploration!