The photos do not do the majestic beauty of today's drive justice.

And how beautiful is this landscape? We had no idea the drive to Bryce would be so spectacular. We've never gone beyond Zion. Wow.

From the Native Americans who traveled the canyons, to people like J.W. Humphry who constructed the tunnels (in 1925), Red Canyon on the Dixie National Forest has fascinated people for centuries. Unique vermilion-colored rock formation and stands of Ponderosa pines make the canyon exceptionally scenic. 



This canyon tour was just to travel to Bryce, but it is definitely one we'd like to do more thoroughly.
Being at Bryce Canyon National Park was a I can't believe we're here moment.
The NPS description got it right, "Red Rocks, Pink Cliffs, and Endless Vistas". It is absolutely breathtaking here (in a weird, surreal way).
I had no idea we'd be at 8,300 feet either. Wow.
We came to see hoodoos, irregularly eroded spires of rocks, which exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anywhere on Earth. Situated along a high plateau at the top of the Grand Staircase, the park's high elevations include numerous life communities, fantastic dark skies, and geological wonders that defy description.

Bryce Canyon is not a single canyon, but a series of natural amphitheaters or bowls, carved into the edge of a high plateau. The most famous of these is the Bryce Amphitheater (where we began our explore), which is filled with hoodoos, which according to the information at the Visitors Center, sounds something like ghost noises uooooodooooooooo).


This Park is considered a scientist's laboratory and a child's playground. Because Bryce transcends 2000 feet of elevation, the park exists in three distinct climatic zones: spruce/fir forest, Ponderosa Pine forest, and Pinyon Pine/juniper forest. This diversity of habitat provides for high biodiversity. There over 100 species of birds, dozens of mammals, and more than a thousand plant species. So dang fun. Wow.