Went back down to Panguitch, UT (3.5 hours south, near Bryce National Park) for their Balloon Rally. Got up at 6:30am to watch the balloon launch, but they had to cancel due to the weather. So we grabbed some coffee at Wanderlust and hit up the Old Firehouse Antique store. Then we headed over to Gem Theater to watch some free cartoons and had some amazing fish tacos.
After that, we drove over to Bryce and did the Navajo Loop hike via Queen’s Garden (last time we went the Two Bridges route). This was longer and a bit more challenging, but we really enjoyed it! We were there during golden hour and I got some great pics.
The next morning, the local Lion’s Club was hosting a pancake breakfast. It was nice to sit family style out in the bank parking lot and talk to some locals. That night we sat in our lawn chairs on Main Street and watched the Balloon glow (where they light up the balloons with their burners at sunset). It was so beautiful to see the balloon’s colors “glow” against the dark night sky.
On the final morning of the Balloon Rally (Sunday morning) we got up early again and this time they were able to do the sunrise launch. I just love hot air balloons! They’re so pretty and so colorful and I love watching them float across the sky!
We “chased” them across town and got to watch them land in a field. After that we went to church and then hit up Wanderlust one more time before hitting the road back to Salt Lake.