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Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon is a small national park in southwestern Utah. Named after the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1928.

Bryce is famous for its worldly unique geology, consisting of a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters carved from the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. The erosional force of frost-wedging and the dissolving power of rainwater have shaped the colorful limestone rock of the Claron Formation into bizarre shapes including slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called "hoodoos." Tinted with colors too numerous and subtle to name, these whimsically arranged rocks create a wondrous landscape of mazes, offering some of the most exciting and memorable walks and hikes imaginable.

Ponderosa pines, high elevation meadows, and fir-spruce forests border the rim of the plateau and abound with wildlife. This area boasts some of the world's best air quality, offering panoramic views of three states and approaching 200 miles of visibility. This, coupled with the lack of nearby large light sources, creates unparalleled opportunities for stargazing.

For more information see the National Parks Service website: Bryce Canyon NP

Conservation:

Todayconservation organizations are acting to secure protection for scenic places for future generations. Our grandchildren will need these places even more than we do—they are rapidly falling under what has been called 'the relentless plow of development.'

United States organizations worth joining and/or donating to are listed below. The list isn't meant to be exhaustive. I donate and am not a member of any of them.

• Sierra Club-Utah Chapter
• Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
• Wilderness Society
• Nature Conservancy

Canadian organizations:

• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society [CPAWS]
• Canadian Nature Federation

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