{"id":16061,"date":"2022-03-23T03:40:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T10:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=16061"},"modified":"2022-08-12T23:19:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T06:19:11","slug":"fairyland-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=16061","title":{"rendered":"Fairyland Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time is one fast moving entity<\/strong>. Eleven years ago it was when I last set foot into <a href=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/big-rock-candy-mountains\/\">Bryce Canyon<\/a>. A new decade finds me back at the entrance to the National Park, and on not more than a whim and my National Parks Pass do I decide to turn up the road to find a hiking trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Just past the lodge<\/strong> I find the Fairyland Loop, which would be almost nine miles altogether. It&#8217;s a cloudless November day as I start hiking. The sun starts to rise in the East as a full moon is on glorious display in the western horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"16067\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=16067\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?fit=4032%2C2268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637612613&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.57&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003448275862069&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0598\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=684%2C385&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?resize=336%2C189&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0598.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Unreal hoodoo landscapes<\/strong> are revealed around each bend in the trail, continually taking my breath away. Trees that find a way to grow from rock and sandstone. Great precipices force me to carefully watch my footing as I go deep into the wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" data-attachment-id=\"16069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=16069\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?fit=4032%2C2880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;365&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637575914&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?fit=640%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=684%2C489&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?resize=336%2C240&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-659293914.734004.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I make good time<\/strong> completing the loop, which fills me with immense satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4AlzNM6ip98?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time is one fast moving entity. 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