We can now say we have done the Scenic Byway 12 in its
entirety and if you are ever in the area this is an absolutely wonderfully
scenic route that should not be missed but we would not advise driving it in
your RV as we did. We only seen about 3 other RV’s on this road, 2 were short
rentals and the last one we seen was getting on while we were getting off and
was a big one towing…we wished them luck!
The terrain changes several times while on this Byway and each change brings an entirely different view that would have made for some interesting photos but unfortunately the sun was not our friend and most of the photos had terrible glare but luckily we were able to salvage a few of them.
From our location at Bryce Canyon heading east the byway
starts off looking innocent and then the huge decent into Tropic that was
spectacular and not at all scary.
Then there are some climbs and descends along
the byway that would most likely be difficult in a car but in a RV they were
horrifying, so many 8% grades and several 10% grades too.
There is an area that they call the Hogsback which is like
being on a bridge with no guard rails but it is just a narrow piece of land way
up in the sky at about 10,000 feet that they built to take you across this
area. The views were awesome but it was hard taking photos while I was trying
to sit in Jerry’s lap instead of looking at the little room for any errors
there were to make since the roads were narrow, no guard rails, and a long
steep downward descent if we happen to lose it while on this road.
None of our photos does this area any justice at all, the
views are absolutely spectacular.
Our original plan was to take the Byway to Richfield for our Walmart stop and then drive it back but after driving it one way we both agreed that we would not be taking it again anytime soon with Maggie.
We took lots and lots of photos, check out our Google + Web Albums.
4 comments:
While driving up to the Hogsback section a few years ago, we actually met 3 huge fifth wheels coming down. Rather them than me! Have fun!
I would have to agree - no RV on that route. I usually don't have any trouble with mountain roads but 10,000 feet and no guardrail would put me at least in the middle of the truck.
We drove part of that road going from the north to about the mid way point going south in our car. After that drive, there is no way we would have taken our motor home through that route to Bryce.
We've been on that road and it was harrowing enough in my Ford Escape. Beautiful scenery, but too steep for RVs in our opinion. We wouldn't dream of taking any type of RV over that highway. Glad you made it through okay!
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