Hoodoos

Bryce Amphitheater
Rock Window
Hoodoos
Climbing out of the canyon
Stellar Jay
Pronghorns
Beggin Raven
After a Winter of not seeing any snow for the first time in our lives we had to walk through it on the Bristlecone Trail.
Effects of Erosion

We are now in the North Campground at Bryce Canyon National Park. The four days here will be the longest we have camped without hook ups. We are being very conservative with water and electricity and run the generator each day to charge the batteries. Bryce is different from Zion in that the road is along the plateau rim and you are looking down into the canyon. In the meadows and forests along the rim we saw many different animals. We drove and biked along the 18 mile road which has a number of scenic stops. We also hiked down into the canyon which is the best way to see the eroded formations. Bryce is also much higher in elevation with some snow still on the ground and low temps in the 30's. Bryce has one of the most unique landscapes we have ever seen with the erosion of the rocks forming hoodoos rather than one large canyon. The climate of Bryce has a huge impact on the formation of hoodoos with over 200 days each year of below freezing temperatures. If you want to see Bryce you need to do it soon because at the present rate of erosion it will be gone in 3 million years. If one picture is worth a thousand words we have about a million words in our camera. Starting with this entry we are going to try and have links to the sites we visit and write about. If you click on the underlined word(s) it will give you more info.