Bryce Canyon National Park

The last park we visited as part of our Utah tour is Bryce Canyon National Park. Many people have told us this is the park they like best, but equally many have named Zion National Park their favorite. And few of those people had heard of Antelope Canyon Navajo Tribal Park, which we like to best.

But Bryce Canyon is absolutely amazing, especially if you depart the crowded viewpoints, down the trails between the Hoodoos. We particularly liked the Navajo Trail Loop and the Queen's Garden Trail. The Horse Trail is officially only to be visited per horse, but can also be navigated by foot.

Park info: There is no place quite like Bryce Canyon. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion) can be found on every continent, but here is the archetypal "hoodoo-iferous" terrain.

Descriptions fail. Cave without a roof? Forest of stone? Even photographs strain credulity. When you visit maybe you'll come up with a better name. In the meantime "Bryce" will have to suffice.

Let's decent between the Hoodoos and get a view from below...

On our way into the park for sunset, we meet five Antelope.

At Inspiration Point for some sunset inspiration.

The next morning, there is a beautiful sunrise too...

Below is a map of the park. Click the image to zoom in.