Hoodoos (Utah Trip Day 7/Bryce NP)
On Thursday (9/15/2005) we drove from Springdale east to Bryce Canyon NP. It takes just over 2 hours. After getting advice from the park ranger at the visitor center, we drove to the end of the park (about 18 miles) and hiked the Bristle Cone Loop. Its very scenic but more of a stroll than a hike. As we slowly made our way back to the park entrance we kept stopped at a number of overlooks. Basically the park is on the edge of a plateau and consists of the fancy erosion along the ridge. Technically, its not a canyon though one ranger claimed that in 1 million years it will be and then they'll call it Bryce Canyon Canyon (yuk, yuk).
In the center of the park is the large "amphitheatre" of hoodoos. Hoodoos are the towers of stone that are created by "ice wedging". (Ice wedging is erosion cause by constant freezing and thawing; Bryces gets about 200 days a year where the temperature is above freezing during the day and below freezing at night.) There are a number of views in this large section as well as some trails where you can walk among the hoodoos. We took the trail into Queen's Gardens and out through Wall Street. The Queen's Gardens is so named because there is a hoodoo that looks like Queen Victoria. Wall Street is a narrow channel through high walls that seems like a street in NY among sky scrapers. We hiked just over 3 miles in 2 1/2 hours including a ranger talk and getting lost. Its definitely the "must do" hike of the park. There is also a long hike with camping called the Under the Rim Trail that follows the whole length of the park.
The following pics and gallery don't do it justice but I'll be posting more when I finish processing all the panoramas from the trip.
The Grottos
Natural Bridge
Amphitheater
In the center of the park is the large "amphitheatre" of hoodoos. Hoodoos are the towers of stone that are created by "ice wedging". (Ice wedging is erosion cause by constant freezing and thawing; Bryces gets about 200 days a year where the temperature is above freezing during the day and below freezing at night.) There are a number of views in this large section as well as some trails where you can walk among the hoodoos. We took the trail into Queen's Gardens and out through Wall Street. The Queen's Gardens is so named because there is a hoodoo that looks like Queen Victoria. Wall Street is a narrow channel through high walls that seems like a street in NY among sky scrapers. We hiked just over 3 miles in 2 1/2 hours including a ranger talk and getting lost. Its definitely the "must do" hike of the park. There is also a long hike with camping called the Under the Rim Trail that follows the whole length of the park.
The following pics and gallery don't do it justice but I'll be posting more when I finish processing all the panoramas from the trip.
The Grottos
Natural Bridge
Amphitheater
posted by Bob Sardelli at 8:30 PM
2 Comments:
Bob,these are some gorgeous pix you've posted! Thank you. I'm learning a lot from your travels. :)
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