Bryce Canyon National Park

We went to Bryce Canyon on Wednesday, May 12th. I really liked the landscape there better than at Zion. They’re very different – Bryce is made up of the red rocks that come straight up out of the ground, referred to as Hoodoos. For me, this was more impressive than the big canyons of Zion, which were incredibly impressive all the same.

At Bryce, dogs are allowed on the “shared use” path (horse, bike, human) but this doesn’t really come anywhere near the canyon rim. They are allowed on one stretch of rim trail between Sunrise Point and Sunset Point, so we hiked over to that area for some impressive views.

Dog-friendly Sunrise Point Trail

Bryce Canyon – from Sunrise Pt

Bryce – Sunrise Pt

Hoodoo

Bryce – Sunrise Pt

Bryce Panorama

Bryce

Bryce Panorama

Sunrise Point

Requisite Selfie @ Sunset Point

Bryce Sunset Point

After returning to the car, we drove the 18 mile scenic byway to the end, then back tracked to view the various overlooks. Rainbow Point is the far end, then Ponderosa Point and a few others.

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Scenic Drive

Ponderosa Point Overlook

Ponderosa Point

Bryce

I didn’t catch the name of this one, but I thought the way the top slanted up and away from the lower portion was pretty cool. I had to climb up onto the rocks at the overlook to get these photos.

Weird Cliff

I thought Natural Bridge was stunning. Before you get to the railing at the overlook, you really don’t know what you’re in for. And the imagery of seeing the trees down below through the bridge is very cool.

Oh and the people who took the photo of Fred and me may have actually had Fred as part of their photo collection as well. 😉

Natural Bridge

Bryce Canyon National Park