Tomorrow we move on from Bryce Canyon. It will be difficult to say goodbye to all it has to offer.

Today, we gave the hoodoos one more hello and then learned a little human history.









This has to be the coolest tree stump we have ever seen.

Lunch was at the super cool Bryce Canyon Lodge. It was built between 1924 and 1925 using local materials. Designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the lodge is an excellent example of National Park Service Rustic design and a National Historic Landmark. It was the perfect place for our last meal here.
With apologies to our vegetarian friends, our meal choice proved to be exceptional. This open face Bison Meatloaf Sandwich was served on Texas toast with mashed potatoes and gravy and totally made our hunger dissipate. Yum.
As we wandered about, we discovered this very interesting gas station. The Utah Parks Company Service Station was built in 1947 to serve automobile-borne visitors to the park.
It was designed by architect Ambrose Spence with the dominant feature being a coursed sandstone wall that curves around the structure. The front of the service station is similar to many modern stations, with a series of flat roofs in different planes projecting from the stone wall. A prominent canopy shelters the pumps (which appear to be original). The interior comprises a sales room, storage room, service bay and two toilets.
It marks a time in our history when post-war economic growth allowed more people to own cars and travel across our great nation to remote locations like Bryce Canyon. So very cool.
The beauty of the birds was evident today, as well. Nature and history impressed.