Quote Originally Posted by Delbon
and being completely new to this part of America I accepted that Moab was at or near Bryce
Del, What I would recommend at this point is that you get a hold of a map, (either by purchase) or a free one online or at the library and look at the area we are describing as you are reading these posts. The distances we describing are akin to driving back and forth accross England several times and you might find our commentary more helpful if you were using a good map as a visual aid.
Thank you for your very detailed recommendations if we wished to stay over night prior to our visit to the South Rim from Vegas is there anywhere you would recommend
I would recommend either staying at Kingman or Wiliams, Arizona.
- we could then stay at El Tovar at the Canyon
, Excellent and I still think you should spend two nights here, but anyway,
Rubys in Bryce and say Cliffrose lodge at Zion
both are more expensive than they ought to be and there are other options in the area. For about half the cost and twice the scenery you could stay at the Bryce Valley Inn in Tropic and have a great breakfast next door. This field report could be a good primer for your planning purposes.

Mark