Bryce Canyon National Park and Red Canyon
Red Canyon is located on the route to Bryce Canyon which gives you a glimpse of what you will see at Bryce Canyon. As you travel down highway 12 you see hoodoos rising up next to the road like sentinels guarding the magnificence yet to come. There are even two stone arches that the road passes through. https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dixie/recreation/recarea/?recid=24942&actid=120
Bryce Canyon National Park is one of the big five national parks in Utah. In 1928, the 35,835 acres that make up Bryce Canyon became a national park. The park is part of the Colorado Plateau and lies on the Paunsaugunt Fault. Bryce Canyon is not truly a canyon because it was formed by headward erosion and not a central stream. The result is a giant natural amphitheater of hoodoos, which are delicate colorful pinnacles that can be as high as 200 feet. The largest of the amphitheaters is Bryce which is 12 miles long and 3 miles wide and 800 feet deep.
The Bryce Amphitheaters can be viewed from the many rim trail overlook points. Each of the overlook points give you spectacular views of the hoodoos that rise up in the Bryce Amphitheater. The hoodoos are not the only amazing thing in Bryce. The clear air allows you to see the Navajo Mountain, the Kaibab Plateau and the Black Mesas of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. The night sky in Bryce is a stargazer’s dream. The lack of light pollution makes Bryce one of the darkest places in North America.
The elevation changes in Bryce Canyon creates three life zones that suit a variety of plants and animals. This is very evident when you travel from one overlook to another ultimately to Rainbow Point which is 9,105 feet above sea level. Bryce Canyon was my favorite Utah National Park. The views are breathtaking and the hoodoos and their delicate permanence is captivating.
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