Photos: Bryce Canyon National Park

June 14th, 2005

The day visiting Bryce was the first day that I got my cold. I'm not sure if that had something to do with it, but I didn't take to liking Bryce nearly as much as Zion. That being said, I had a very hard time picking which pictures to post - so many turned out very well. Also included are some pictures from later that day, after leaving the park - where we had a chance to be up close and personal with snow. Yes, snow. In June. I know, I've said it before.






As I recall, this is in Red Rock Park, on the way to Bryce. Some pretty cool stuff around here, but we were on a mission to get to the park so only enough time for a short stop.


And this is what Bryce is known for. The pinnacle's are known as Hoodoos. They are thought to be created mostly by freezing and thawing more than by wind erosion. Oh, and this isn't officially a canyon, because there's no body of water that flows through it. Details details.


You can see out over the canyon to the plateau on the other side. Curiously, although this plateu is significantly higher in elevation, it is made up of the same layers of rock as the Hoodoo's - can you say big fault?


The four of us, the canyon in the background.


Joe Cool here.


One of the many lookouts. I can't seem to remember the name of this one, but I think it was pretty high up.


Yeah, some rock with a big whole in it... some call it a bridge, but it doesn't really go anywhere so I don't call it that.


Clouds, I almost forgot what those were like.


A tiny little hole here, in this line of HooDoo's


Hiking down one of the trails into the canyon...


Trees, and rocks... oh, and clouds.


hmm, think there's been some erosion going on here?


Back towards our lodge, this "lake" was just off the side of the road. I think its only here because the stream nearby has so much water in it.


The stream, as seen here as it exits the lake. Definitly on the high side.


We even spotted a deer on the side of the road. I think it spotted us too. We found several others in the road too.


Here's Navajo Lake, as seen from the main road. As you can see, snow right up to the edge. I gotta believe that water is darn cold.


We (I mean I) decided to drive down the dirt road to get right up to the shore.


Snow, falling right into the lake.


Snow, snow, snow. In June.


On the road from Cedar City from Zion the day before we could tell that there was a great view, but it was too dark so we drove back and found "Zion Overlook", where we could see back to the North part of Zion (the Kolob Canyons). This picture doesn't do the view justice at all!