Photos: Bryce Canyon Winter Festival draws visitors for snowshoeing, archery and more
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Three-year-old MacKenzie Flynn, from Draper, takes a tour of the Dixie National Forest on a snowshoes, during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn, Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hikers make their way down the Navajo Trail, in Bryce Canyon on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) kids join Rachel Johnson on stage as she teaches a Hula class at Ruby's Inn, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tristan Madiske, 8, competes in the archery competition, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rachel Johnson Hula class at Ruby's Inn, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole Erdmann reacts as Erik Garcia proposes to her, on a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Erdmann and Garcia are from Miami Florida.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole Erdmann reacts as Erik Garcia proposes to her, on a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Erdmann and Garcia are from Miami Florida.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole Erdmann reacts as Erik Garcia proposes to her, on a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Erdmann and Garcia are from Miami Florida.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole Erdmann reacts as Erik Garcia proposes to her, on a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Erdmann and Garcia are from Miami Florida.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carly and Kam Kelson, race kayaks across the swimming pool at Ruby's Inn, during the kayak demonstration at the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A hiker stops to take a photo in Bryce Canyon, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Three-year-old MacKenzie Flynn, from Draper, takes a tour of the Dixie National Forest on a snowshoes, during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Couples dance during a concert by the "Bryce Canyon Wranglers" at Ebenezer's, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ashley Flynn races her 3-year-old daughter, MacKenzie Flynn, along the trail, after taking a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest, during the 36th annual Roby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Conor Holmberg,10 walks with his 4-year-old little brother Griffin, during a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest, during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Three-year-old MacKenzie Flynn, from Draper, takes a tour of the Dixie National Forest on a snowshoes, during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kilinoe Willing, 8, participates in the Hula class at Ruby's Inn, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carly Kelson practices on the archery range for tomorrow's competition, during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marie Dorius, from Denver, Co, practices hula moves, in Rachel Johnson Hula class at Ruby's Inn, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Samantha Moore and Braxton Moore, race kayaks across the swimming pool at Ruby's Inn, during the kayak demonstration at the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Harley Pollock, 9, learns some Hula moves, in Rachel Johnson's Hula class at Ruby's Inn, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vanessa Moore, decorates a Valentines cookie, during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Collin Holmberg from West jordan, gives Hayden, 4, a ride on his shoulders, during
a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lis Williams, learns some hula moves, in Rachel Johnson Hula class at Ruby's Inn, during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
Below-normal snowpack and coronavirus concerns aside, the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival still drew visitors from near and far this weekend for everything from snowshoeing and archery to hula dancing and pottery-making.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole Erdmann reacts as Erik Garcia proposes to her, on a snowshoe tour of the Dixie National Forest during the 36th annual Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Erdmann and Garcia are from Miami Florida.
Plus, love was in the air: A couple from Miami — Erik Garcia and Nicole Erdmann — got engaged during their snowshoe tour of the surrounding Dixie National Forest.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lis Williams, learns some hula moves, in Rachel Johnson Hula class at Ruby's Inn, during the 36th annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.
COVID-19 restrictions meant guests were asked to wear masks — and many participants obliged. Social distancing was observed at the festival’s myriad activities, with the iconic Ruby’s Inn again serving as home base.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A hiker stops to take a photo in Bryce Canyon, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
