One of my favorite National Parks, Bryce a compact 56 miles. Candy corn colored spires look like they’re from a Dr. Seuss book. This park absolutely glows in morning and late afternoon light. The highest point in the park is 9,105 ft., so hiking here requires some extra effort!
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- A small tree defies the elements with a tenuous hold on the edge of the canyon.
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- Spiral grain patterns on trees are a result of adaptation to limited rainfall.
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- Hoodoos, so named by the Paiute Indians, were supposed to be “men turned into stone” as a penalty for bad behaviour.
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- Your imagination runs wild when you look at hoodoos. Do you see Queen Victoria on the left?
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- Queen Victoria posing for her hoodoo.
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- Starting the Navajo Loop Trail.
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- The breathtaking beauty of Bryce, where erosion has shaped limestone, sandstone and mudstone into colorful spires and fins.
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- Bristlecone pines are the oldest living species on earth. These trees can be 5,000 years old!
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- The Bryce version of “Where’s Waldo”?
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