Bryce Canyon: Hoodoos on hoodoos

If you don’t know what a hoodoo is, you’ll quickly come to appreciate them at Bryce Canyon. The irregular columns of rocks are not unique to Bryce Canyon, but it has the largest concentrations of hoodoos found on earth! It is other-worldly. Bryce Canyon is 8,000 – 9,000 feet down, with incredible formations down in the canyon that you can hike through. The colors, the cliffs, the trees, the trails- this is a unique place that can be visited in a half day or more. Pick a hike to go through the canyon and get your hoodoo on!

I’ve been to Bryce Canyon twice, once in the summer and once in February. The weather was better in the summer, but the crowds were ideal in February – meaning none! Bryce is beautiful to see with a little sprinkling of snow, but some paths are closed and can get slippery due to the ice. Either way, earlier the better (its open 24 hours).

I went to Bryce Canyon as part of a Utah-Arizona road trip, check it out!

Queens Garden & Navajo Loop Trail

This is the most popular trail in Bryce Canyon and can get crowded during peak times, but it’s worth it. It takes you through the Navajo Loop Trail and through the hoodoos and holes in canyon rock. It’s a 3.1-mile loop that is moderately difficult (very difficult for my friend who was afraid of heights, but she made it). Most of it is easy, but you have to climb down into the canyon, meaning you have to climb back out.

Sunrise & Sunset Point

For a good walk around the rim of Bryce Canyon, park at Sunrise Point and hike to Sunset Point for views of the canyon. But the best part is hiking through the canyon, not around it.

Inspiration Point

Before you leave, drive to Inspiration Point and upper Inspiration Point to get your best views of the canyon from above.

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