Special Places # 5

Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park lies within the Colorado Plateau geographic province of North America and straddles the southeastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau west of the Paunsaugunt Fault (Paunsaugunt is Paiute for “home of the beaver”). Park visitors arrive from the plateau part of the park and look over the plateau’s edge toward a valley containing the fault and the Paria River just beyond it (Paria is Paiute for “muddy or elk water”). The edge of the Kaiparowits Plateau bounds the opposite side of the valley.

Bryce Canyon was not formed from erosion initiated from a central stream, meaning it technically is not a canyon. Instead headward erosion has excavated large amphitheater-shaped features in the Cenozoic-aged rocks of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. This erosion exposed delicate and colorful pinnacles called hoodoos that are up to 200 feet (60 m) high. A series of amphitheaters extends more than 20 miles (30 km) north-to-south within the park. The largest is Bryce Amphitheater, which is 12 miles (19 km) long, 3 miles (5 km) wide and 800 feet (240 m) deep. A nearby example of amphitheaters with hoodoos in the same formation but at a higher elevation, is in Cedar Breaks National Monument, which is 25 miles (40 km) to the west on the Markagunt Plateau.

Location	Garfield County and Kane County, Utah, United States
Nearest city	Tropic, Panguitch
Coordinates	Coordinates: 37°37′42″N 112°10′04″W
Area	35,835 acres (145.02 km²)^[1]
Established	February 25, 1928

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21 thoughts on “Special Places # 5”

Indira on January 31, 2021 at 9:21 am said:

Wonderful pictures, HJ!!!

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 4:10 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Indira. 🙂
  
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susanpoozan on January 31, 2021 at 9:57 am said:

Loved your photographs.

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Susan. 🙂
  
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mybeautfulthings on January 31, 2021 at 12:19 pm said:

Thank you for this. Bryce is one of my favourite places in the world. Maybe we’ll be allowed to travel there again in a while. 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much for your comment. Perhaps we will. 🙂
  
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jfwknifton on January 31, 2021 at 1:16 pm said:

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing it.

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 4:23 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, John. 🙂
  
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sv-anui.com on January 31, 2021 at 3:38 pm said:

Such spectacular country!

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 4:24 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Chris. 🙂
  
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aussiebirder on January 31, 2021 at 6:02 pm said:

Very impressive landscape HJ, thanks for sharing this amazing place with us.

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H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 7:35 pm said:

Thank you very much, Ashley. 🙂

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Paul G Pickering on January 31, 2021 at 8:44 pm said:

Hi! I was at Bryce several times in another life, but not specifically looking at birds. Memories.

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 8:47 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Paul. It’s a wonderful natural place. 🙂
  
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bayphotosbydonna on January 31, 2021 at 9:15 pm said:

Beautiful photos, HJ. I’ve been to both Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks, and, WOW, both places were jaw-dropping gorgeous. I can fully understand why this is a special place of yours! 😊

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H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 9:19 pm said:

I’ve been to both places you mentioned. They have so much color and texture. Thank you, Donna. 🙂

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de Wets Wild on January 31, 2021 at 9:56 pm said:

Such spectacular, almost other-worldly, scenery! Your images are beautifully crafted, as usual, H.J.

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- H.J. for avian101 on January 31, 2021 at 10:10 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, D. 🙂
  
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Athira on January 31, 2021 at 10:11 pm said:

Lovely snaps !

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 1, 2021 at 3:35 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Athira. 🙂
  
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  - Athira on February 1, 2021 at 9:06 pm said:
    
    Most welcome!