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Explore 8/16/2009
Bryce Canyon - Tilt-Shift Effect
A hoodoo (also tent rock, fairy chimney, earth pyramid) is a tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos are composed of soft sedimentary rock and are topped by a piece of harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects the column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. - Wikopedia
Bryce Canyon National Park. We decide to hike down to the "amphitheater" and hike through the hoodoos. Starting down, we know we've made the right choice.
One of the many beautiful stops along the drive through Bryce Canyon National Park. Taken from my Western trip in September 2017.
Camera: Nikon D7000
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
35 mm Equiv Focal Length: 127 mm
ISO: 160
Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.
Sunrise at Bryce Canyon can be an amazing spectacle. On this morning I was presented with the most amazing fiery sky I have ever seen. Well worth almost freezing to death with the temperature a rather chilly -23c!!!
249/2008
Bryce Canyon National Park is named for just one of many canyons which form a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters on the edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. Erosion has carved colorful Claron limestones into thousands of spires, fins, arches and mazes. Collectively called "hoodoos," these unique formations are whimsically arranged and tinted with colors too numerous and subtle to name. The canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1875. The area around Bryce Canyon became a U.S. National Monument in 1924 and was designated as a national park in 1928. The park covers 56 mi² (145 km²).
Along the must-hike Peek-A-Boo loop in Bryce Canyon National Park. Sunshine in the foreground and cloudy skies in the background highlight the rich color and intricate formations of the canyon.
I occasionally get the urge to post process something in monochrome, and I poked around in the archives and found this, from a trip my wife and I made to Utah right after she retired. This is in Bryce Canyon National Park.
The view from Bryce Point. It was 10degrees F on this morning but so worth it with the brilliant sun rise
Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Bryce Amphitheater is perhaps the most spectacular broad view in Bryce Canyon National Park. The many, many tower-like formations appearing here are called hoodoos. Hoodoos are the most prevalent of rock formations in the park. Hoodoos typically form when a hard rock layer lies on top softer rock layers. The soft layer in Bryce Canyon is soft limestone which is eroded by freeze-thaw cycles and rainfall. Scanned from a color slide. Best viewed large.
Snow covered Bryce Mountain, at golden hour. Bryce Mountain is actually a quite substantial peak in the Gila Mountains, but is thoroughly overshadowed by Mt Graham, across the valley. I've had the opportunity to hike 2/3 of the way up this mountain, and I love how rugged, remote, and challenging it is.
Canon T2i, Rokinon 85mm.
Spring 2011 was unusually cold in Utah. Normally, we were told, there would be no snow. We got there at the days where there were very heavy show falls but it was relatively warm (32 - 40 F) and the sun was picking out from time to time. So atmosphere and lighting was unusual and beautiful. We liked it a lot and people said we were lucky with the weather and views but I think due to that unusual weather I have not seen a "normal Bryce Canyon, so got to go there again someday :0
Au pays des HOODOOS
BRYCE CANYON (du charpentier Ebenezer Bryce)
C’est un immense amphithéâtre composé d’une forêt de pierres aux silhouettes ocre et rose. Ces formations rocheuses s'élevant de terre tels des stalactites rougeâtres sont appelées des Hoodoos, ou Cheminées de Fée. l'érosion des cycles répétés du gel et du dégel a façonné les roches dans le plateau du « Grand escalier » prenant naissance au Grand Canyon.
Décrété National Monument en 1923 et National Park en 1928, le parc est situé entre 2400 et 2740 m. Il est traversé d'une route panoramique d'une trentaine de kilomètres et s’étend sur 145 km2. Bryce Canyon est un véritable paradis pour les visiteurs et les photographes.
It is an immense amphitheater composed of a forest of stones with ocher and pink silhouettes. These rock formations rising from the ground like reddish stalactites are called Hoodoos, or Fairy Chimneys. The erosion of repeated cycles of freezing and thawing shaped the rocks in the plateau of the "Grand Staircase" originating in the Grand Canyon.
Decreted National Monument in 1923 and National Park in 1928, the park is located between 2400 and 2740 m. It is crossed by a panoramic road of about thirty kilometers and extends over 145 km2. Bryce Canyon is a true paradise for visitors and photographers.
Monochrome of Bryce Canyon in Utah
Others from this trip are in the Album www.flickr.com/photos/thadz/albums/72157660032324601
from wikipedia...
Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon which, despite its name, is not a canyon but a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by wind, water, and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m).
The Bryce area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874. The area around Bryce Canyon became a U.S. National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a national park in 1928. The park covers 56 square miles (150 km2) and receives relatively few visitors compared to Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon, largely due to its remote location. The town of Kanab, Utah, is situated at a central point between these three parks.
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Au pays des HOODOOS
BRYCE CANYON (du charpentier Ebenezer Bryce)
C’est un immense amphithéâtre composé d’une forêt de pierres aux silhouettes ocre et rose. Ces formations rocheuses s'élevant de terre tels des stalactites rougeâtres sont appelées des Hoodoos, ou Cheminées de Fée. l'érosion des cycles répétés du gel et du dégel a façonné les roches dans le plateau du « Grand escalier » prenant naissance au Grand Canyon.
Décrété National Monument en 1923 et National Park en 1928, le parc est situé entre 2400 et 2740 m. Il est traversé d'une route panoramique d'une trentaine de kilomètres et s’étend sur 145 km2. Bryce Canyon est un véritable paradis pour les visiteurs et les photographes.
It is an immense amphitheater composed of a forest of stones with ocher and pink silhouettes. These rock formations rising from the ground like reddish stalactites are called Hoodoos, or Fairy Chimneys. The erosion of repeated cycles of freezing and thawing shaped the rocks in the plateau of the "Grand Staircase" originating in the Grand Canyon.
Decreted National Monument in 1923 and National Park in 1928, the park is located between 2400 and 2740 m. It is crossed by a panoramic road of about thirty kilometers and extends over 145 km2. Bryce Canyon is a true paradise for visitors and photographers.
Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors.
I think this was the third attempt for sunrise we made at Bryce, the first two attempts falling victim to sleeping in. But in my defense, the sleeping in was caused by the staying out late making night photos. Nonetheless weary bodies were dragged from tents on this morning and a dark, 90 minute drive was made to see the rock formations for which Bryce is famous. It was a cold and brilliant morning, and the common adage that sleep can come later but sunrise is only once a day was vividly demonstrated. It was a lovely morning marred only by the limits on our time that prevented much exploration of the canyon itself.
Reality So Subtle 6x17
Kodak Ektar 100