Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Bryce National Park

Bryce National Park, Land of the Hoodoos.....oh, come on. You know you can't say "hoodoo" without smiling.

It's a pretty park with lots of gorgeous scenery. Where Zion is all about massive chunks of rock, Bryce has these weird eroded pillars of rock. Those pillars would be the hoodoos.

BryceAmphitheater

Lots of hoodoos.

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BigWhiteHooDoo

TwistedTreeHooDoo

And a few arches as well.

BryceArch

Bryce has sweeping views of the nearby (and far off) land. The altitude is over 9,000 feet and the air quality is good, so on a clear day you can see into New Mexico. No, I don't know if this particular view is looking into New Mexico, Arizona, or even Colorado.

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Sometimes the best view is straight down. (I think Steve was looking at a chipmunk.)

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Bryce is also home to pronghorn antelope.

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And ravens.

Nevermore

I liked the raven.

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