Bryce Canyon National Park is the second park of the 'Mighty Five' that we visited. I had high expectations of this park after hearing many people describe its beauty. I was not disappointed!
Bryce Canyon sits at the top of the Grand Staircase (as described in Mike's previous post) and is known for its hoodoos. Hoodoos exist all over the world but Bryce Canyon has the highest concentration of them on the planet. Bryce Canyon is at a high elevation hitting over 9100' at the south end of the park.
There are gorgeous views into the 'amphitheatre' of hoodoos from the rim trail at the top but the real fun was getting up close and personal with the hoodoos hiking down into the canyon. There are a variety of trails to enable this and we opted to combine the Sunrise, Navajo and Queen trails for an incredible loop that took 2-3 hours. The size of the hoodoos was so impressive and every turn had something new and interesting to admire.
Hoodoos are formed from 'fins' that, with frost, wind and rain, erode to form windows that eventually turn into hoodoos of all shapes and sizes.
We had heard that seeing the sunrise over the canyon was pretty spectacular so we got up early on our 2nd day and headed to Inspiration Point to take in the view. The kids thought it was neat to see the moon and the stars on one half of the sky and the first signs of light on the other.
Bryce Canyon sits at the top of the Grand Staircase (as described in Mike's previous post) and is known for its hoodoos. Hoodoos exist all over the world but Bryce Canyon has the highest concentration of them on the planet. Bryce Canyon is at a high elevation hitting over 9100' at the south end of the park.
There are gorgeous views into the 'amphitheatre' of hoodoos from the rim trail at the top but the real fun was getting up close and personal with the hoodoos hiking down into the canyon. There are a variety of trails to enable this and we opted to combine the Sunrise, Navajo and Queen trails for an incredible loop that took 2-3 hours. The size of the hoodoos was so impressive and every turn had something new and interesting to admire.
Hoodoos are formed from 'fins' that, with frost, wind and rain, erode to form windows that eventually turn into hoodoos of all shapes and sizes.
We had heard that seeing the sunrise over the canyon was pretty spectacular so we got up early on our 2nd day and headed to Inspiration Point to take in the view. The kids thought it was neat to see the moon and the stars on one half of the sky and the first signs of light on the other.
I think you've just put Utah on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteYou won't be disappointed!
DeleteAbsolutely wonderful.
ReplyDeleteErin! Sorry for not getting back to you - we're going back over a few older posts and noticing some comments for the first time! Hope you guys are doing well, enjoying an O-town winter! Would love to hear your news.
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