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| Bryce Canyon |
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| View into sidewall from rim. |
Winds and water have shaped Bryce
Canyon over the eons. We've seen nothing quite like it elsewhere.
It's much higher in elevation than Zion so we had to wait for warmer
temps before arriving but then had a glorious two days. We found a nice peaceful camping spot nestled in the pines and headed off to hike along the rim. The next morning we ventured down into the canyon for
a closeup view and a different perspective on the rock formations called hoodoos.
Most visitors see the park only from
the rim but others hike down for a more intimate view of the marvelous
hoodoos. We hiked down to and thru
“Queen’s Garden”, up the valley and returned to the rim on the “Navajo
Trail”. You have to use your
imagination on this one but if you could see the photo of a famous sculpture of
Queen something-or-other, Anne I think, you could see the resemblance (next photo). Another notion is that the hoodoos in
this area resemble chess pieces.
It’s the most popular hike in the park: moderate, some elevation but on
good trails and well worth the effort.
There are a couple of other trails we would like to have tried but the
weather looked good for our passage thru the high country in Colorado so on we
went.
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| The Queen of "Queen's Garden" |
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| Hiking down |
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| I wonder where the trail is? |
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| Back up the Navajo Trail |
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| A long but easy climb back up |
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| Amazing how these formed and stay together. |
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| Of course someday they will fall. The light colored rock on top is more weather resistant protecting the softer lower layers. |
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| A last parting shot from just below the rim |
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