Despite its name, Bryce Canyon has no great rivers running
through it and is not even a canyon, but a series of amphitheaters carved into
the edge of a high plateau. Among its
most recognizable features are the hoodoos sticking straight up like sandstone
stalagmites. The hoodoos glow with
golden reddish hues as the morning sunlight engulfs them. Natural arches are formed when rain and frost
erosion carve an opening through a thin slab of rock.
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of
strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the
repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and
spring after winter.” ~ Rachel Carson
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