Bryce Canyon

We left Salt Lake city and within hours came upon the most amazing rock formations, 

our destination close at hand.

Bryce Canyon seems to be a well kept secret, 

because I only heard of it once we told others of our travel plans. 

It is said that this is the largest concentration of hoodoos on the earth ...

I didn't know that is what these rock formations were called, 

but have to agree that the name suits. 

We found a nice lookout for our lunch

and marvelled at this place that truly surprised us ...

a grand ampitheatre of unimaginable design,

a delighful way of God saying, "And I also made THIS"

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Having said that, there was something cartoonish about the landscape ...

where your imagination could run wild. 

At Sunrise Point we took the trail down into the canyon. 

At first I thought we'd be coming up the same way, but the trail kept

calling us on, something new around every corner. 

Visions of the Three Kings from the East

(in my imagination)

and  abandoned castles.

We kept going and eventually the trail led us back up

coming up at Sunset Point.

It was amazing from any and every vantage point.

So glad we could visit this canyon,

a part of the Grand Staircase of more to come.