We've moved about 70 miles from Zion National Park to Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon is famous for it's hoodoos. If you're not familiar with hoodoos they are tall rock formations that are typically found in what are described as arid drainage areas. The pictures below will give you a better idea. Depending on who you believe, there are two very different theories as to how they were formed.
According to geologists they were formed over millions of years. They are the result of wind, rain, snow, and changing temperatures. The "soft rock" eventually erodes away leaving multicolored, strange totem pole looking rock formations carved slowly by mother nature herself.
According to Paiute Indian, before there were any Indians living in the area it was inhabited by a group called "the Legend People". Whoever the "Legend People" were, they were bad people who were all turned into rocks standing in a row with their faces still painted.
Believe whichever theory you want, I'm going with the Paiute Indian. You can never trust a bunch of geologists! Either way, enjoy the pictures.
I took a short break from blogging and we drove back into the park for a little star gazing. It's about 25 degrees. There is not a cloud or any light pollution in the moonless sky. We've gotten some great looks at the Milky Way from Mauna Kea, Hawaii, Ayres Rock, Australia and a remote location in South Africa. The show the stars were putting on tonight were second to none! Check out Bryce Point at night if you're in the neighborhood.
According to geologists they were formed over millions of years. They are the result of wind, rain, snow, and changing temperatures. The "soft rock" eventually erodes away leaving multicolored, strange totem pole looking rock formations carved slowly by mother nature herself.
According to Paiute Indian, before there were any Indians living in the area it was inhabited by a group called "the Legend People". Whoever the "Legend People" were, they were bad people who were all turned into rocks standing in a row with their faces still painted.
Believe whichever theory you want, I'm going with the Paiute Indian. You can never trust a bunch of geologists! Either way, enjoy the pictures.
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| You'd look grumpy too if you had a hoodoo on your head! |
