Bryce Canyon National Park

What beauty my eyes behold as I look out over the multi-colored art work that nature has provided for me to enjoy! I stand in awe at the passion of the creator, and try to comprehend the patience of having these towering formations evolve for millions of years, unfolding even more glory, year after year.  As I stand gazing for miles at the towering archaeological formations, I realize that I am truly blessed to be here, at this moment, and cherish the gift which has been placed before me.

Bryce Canyon National Park is known for having some of the most beautiful scenery throughout the world. Over 1.5 million People travel from all around the world to reach this destination to see the magnificent beauty of Bryce Canyon. It is an international hot spot for tourists and photographers alike.

 

What are the Hoodoos? A Hoodoo is a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape left by erosion.

These formations called hoodoos have taken upwards of tens of millions of years to evolve into what we see them as today. These famous hoodoos are shaped, reshaped, and colored after millions of years of water, ice, run off, earthquakes, rivers, mudslides, wind and other kinds of erosions which formed the unique spirals.

These ancient sedimentation have vast differences in colors of deep reds, oranges, tans, and whites. It has taken Millions of years to obtain all the different levels of sedimentary rocks, that show you  different ages of this earth.  As your eyes fall upon this magnificent display of color you will see something magical take place as the light and moisture captures and changes the awe inspiring colors of these towering rocks. On both western and eastern ends of Bryce you have two major water networks including both the Paria river valley (east), and Sevier (west).  These long time drainages valleys had greatly contributed to the shaping of these beautiful landscaped treasures.

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