In late April we checked out Bryce Canyon National Park, an odd landscape of sculpted-pillar hoodoos in southern Utah … Read More The post Hoodoo wonderland at Bryce Canyon National Park appeared initially on Digging. June 25, 2023 On our spring RV journey through western national parks, we went to Bryce Canyon, a weird landscape of sculpted-pillar hoodoos. Found in southern Utah, Bryce sits high in the sky, averaging 8,000 feet in elevation. Snowbanks stood head high along some of the overlook courses during our late April visit, although temps were mild. Bryce Canyon isn’t really a canyon at all however an amphitheater. This geological bowl was filigreed by eons of water overflow and snowmelt. A canyon, on the other hand, is carved by a river. Bryce’s well-known hoodoos — — pillars of stone shaped by erosion and assisted along by the pressures of freeze and thaw — — are focused here in greater numbers than anywhere else on earth. If you squint right, they can look like people. Disintegration also develops arches like this one. The ongoing subtraction process constantly produces brand-new hoodoos along the edges of the amphitheater, and existing ones collapse. It’s a quite momentary landscape in the grand scheme of things. Aspen trunks and snow I had to laugh experiencing this gazing contest in between a curious turkey and a park visitor. After the walkings at Zion the day previously, I found Bryce to be more of an “ignore park.” We drove the length of the rim, stopping at pullouts to admire turret-like views. The number of hoodoos is astonishing. Like clouds, hoodoos assume different forms in your imagination. Crenellated castle walls? Inspect. Crowds of people pressed securely together? Yep, I can see that too. Hoodoos to be A fallen tree stretches white, weather-sanded limbs towards the sky. Castles in the air… …… … where sentinel trees cling tenuously to cliff edges… …… … and your eye can stroll and wander. Up next: A visit to gorgeous Red Hills Desert Garden in St. George, Utah. For a look back at marvelous Zion National Park, where we identified bighorn sheep, click here. I welcome your comments. Please scroll to the end of this post to leave one. If you’re checking out in an e-mail, click here to check out Digging and discover the remark box at the end of each post. And hey, did someone forward this e-mail to you, and you want to subscribe? Click here to get Digging delivered straight to your inbox! __________________________ Digging Deeper Come find out about garden style from the professionals at Garden Spark! I arrange in-person talks by motivating designers, landscape architects, and authors a few times a year in Austin. These are limited-attendance events that sell out quickly, so join the Garden Spark email list to be informed ahead of time. Just click this link and ask to be included. Season 7 st art s in August. Stay tuned for the lineup! All material © 2023 by Pam Penick for Digging. Unapproved reproduction forbidden. The post Hoodoo wonderland at Bryce Canyon National Park appeared first on Digging.