Bryce Amphitheater: Bryce Amphitheater is the largest and most visited area of the park. There are many viewpoints around the Amphitheater for viewing the hoodoos. Trails around the rim also allow visitors to hike around and view the area at any point along the rim. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Hiking Trails: A network of trails allows visitors to hike among the hoodoos, which gives them a different perspective, especially in their size. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
While we are all staying at home during the pandemic, the next few Post From the Road will be from previous travels during the last couple of years.
Bryce Canyon National Park is one of five national parks in southern Utah.
All five parks are spectacular and each has its own unique features and beauty. Perhaps the most unique is Bryce Canyon National Park.
Bryce Canyon was designated a National Monument in 1923 and designated National Park status in 1928.
The park consists of a series of amphitheaters, each containing hundreds of geological pinnacles or hoodoos. Depending on the light, the hoodoos can appear to be glowing. The reds, oranges, and pinkish colors will look different as the light changes throughout the day but the ideal times to view the formations is at sunrise and sunset. The hoodoos shine brilliantly with the early and late light.
Editor’s note: Longtime Los Alamos photographer Gary Warren and his wife Marilyn are traveling around the country and he shares his photographs, which appear in the ‘Posts from the Road’ series published in the Sunday edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post.
Translucent: Lighting can change the appearance of the hoodoos dramatically. Back lighting makes some of the lighter colors appear to be glowing or translucent in this photo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Tip-toeing: The roots of this resilient tree makes it appear to be tip-toeing away. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Perspective: The tall pine trees give perspective to the size of the hoodoos. Many of the pinnacles are 200 feet and higher. The depth of the Bryce Amphitheater is up to 800 feet deep in areas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com