BGuthrie Photos: UT -- Bryce Canyon Natl Park

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BRYCE1_120717_004_STITCH.JPG: Bryce
2. BRYCE1_120717_018.JPG: Welcome to Bryce Canyon: It is the hoodoos that make Bryce Canyon unique. Rain and ice sculpt these fanciful spires of rusted limestone. More than geologic oddities, hoodoos cast a magical spell on all who return their stony gaze. There are many ways to enjoy the powerful magic of this land. The staff of Bryce Canyon can help you make the most of your visit. As you will soon discover, Bryce is a delicate enchantment. The beauty of this park and the curious life it supports is for all to enjoy and everyone to protect. The magic awaits, The meanings abound, The memories endure.
3. BRYCE1_120717_060.JPG: Bryce
4. BRYCE1_120717_083.JPG: Note the "window" in the rock
5. BRYCE1_120717_179.JPG: Another "window" in the rocks
6. BRYCE1_120717_264.JPG: Grottos: Look for a pattern to the cliff formations - recurring features based on the type of rock and the erosion conditions at Bryce Canyon. The grottos appear all in a row in the same layer of pale sandstone. Following that layer northward (right), the alcoves become windows through a narrow, jutting ridge. The Wall of Windows may have begun as grottos, though the rock behind them has long since weathered away. Return in different weather or at other times of the day. In low-angled sunlight, the grottos and windows stand out in sharp relief; on an overcast day they virtually disappear. The Arch. For the moment, harder caprock prevents the arch from collapsing. Lighter-colored caprock is visible all around this viewpoint, temporarily preserving the hoodoos. Rain and melting snow trickle down through cracks to a bed of permeable sandstone and follow it to the cliff face. There the moisture begins to dissolve the layer's calcium-carbonate cement. Grain by grain the rock crumbles to sand, and the recess deepens. Tongues of sand are visible below the grottos.
7. BRYCE1_120717_335.JPG: Ebenezer and Mary Bryce: The Bryces lived in the Paria River Valley from about 1875 to 1880. The Latter Day Saints Church at Pine Valley, Utah, built in 1868 under Bryce's supervision, is said to be the oldest Mormon church building in the world. Ebenezer Bryce built his cabin along the Paria River near the town of Tropic, which is visible in the valley below.
8. BRYCE2_120717_041.JPG: Natural Bridge: Natural Bridge is misnamed: this "bridge" is technically an arch. Natural bridges are carved by rushing streams, whereas subtler forms of weather have sculpted this opening. The arch began as a recess in a narrow limestone fin. As moisture seeped into cracks, freezing and thawing combined with gravity and chemical weathering to erode the rock. Hollows may have developed on both sides of the wall, gradually deepening until sky showed through. Gaps usually form beneath harder caprock. Though the gully below did not carve the arch, runoff washes away debris and deepens the span. It is impossible to predict when the span might fall. At Arches National Park similar spans have collapsed without warning, leaving pillars to erode more slowly. Illusion of Permanence: Natural Bridge appears solid, enduring. Though weather is constantly chipping away at the opening, the stone arch may last hundreds or thousands of years. In this case, appearance gives no clue to longevity.
9. BRYCE2_120717_067.JPG: Bryce
10. BRYCE2_120717_146.JPG: Bristlecone Loop Trail: Forest in the Sky: At the highest point in the park, fir trees dominate the forest, thriving in heavy snow and extreme temperatures. A short distance down the trail the air becomes noticeably cooler; snow patches linger late into spring. Out on the point, where soil becomes thin and exposure is more severe, bristlecone pines survive better than fir trees and other plants. The particular forest is no longer typical of the high plateau. There is evidence all along the trail that natural fires have not burned here for decades.
11. BRYCE2_120717_166.JPG: The High Plateaus of Utah: Stairway to the Clouds: The Paunsaugunt Plateau where you are standing was once connected to the Aquarius Plateau, 30 miles (50 km) across the valley. When the entire Rocky Mountain region began rising 16 million years ago, north-south faults split the vast tableland into seven separate plateaus. (Though most uplift occurred in the unimaginably distant past, recent seismograph readings indicate minute but ongoing activity.) Here at the southern end of the park the Paunsaugunt Plateau is 8,105 feet (2776cm) above sea level, almost 2,000 feet (600m) lower than the Aquarius. "Of this vast region of unexcelled scenery in Utah and Arizona, Bryce Canyon National Park is but a short, narrow strip along the southeastern rim of the Paunsaugunt Plateau and this plateau is only one of the seven great tables that dominate the landscape of southern Utah." -- Herbert E. Gregory, "A Geologic and Geographic Sketch of Bryce Canyon National Park, 1940
12. BRYCE2_120717_411.JPG: You can see another window in the rocks ahead
13. BRYCE2_120717_587.JPG: Bryce
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Wikipedia Description: Bryce Canyon National Park
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Bryce Canyon National Park (pronounced /'bra?s/) is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. Contained within the park is Bryce Canyon. Despite its name, this is not actually a canyon, but rather a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to its geological structures, called hoodoos, formed from wind, water, and ice erosion of the river and lakebed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views to visitors.

Bryce is at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2400 to 2700 m), whereas the south rim of the Grand Canyon sits at 7,000 feet (2100 m) above sea level. The area therefore has a very different ecology and climate, and thus offers a contrast for visitors to the region (who often visit all three parks in a single vacation).

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 mi� (145 km�). The park receives relatively few visitors compared to Zion Canyon 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.

Geography:

Bryce Canyon National Park is located in southern Utah about 50 miles (80 km) northeast and 1000 feet (300 m) higher than Zion National Park. The weather in Bryce Canyon is therefore cooler, and the park receives more precipitation. A nearby example, very similar to Bryce Canyon but at a higher elevation, is in Cedar Breaks National Monument.

The national park lies within the Colorado Plateau geographic province of North America and str ...More...
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2012 photos: Equipment this year: My mainstays were the Fuji S100fs, Nikon D7000, and the new Fuji X-S1. I also used an underwater Fuji XP50 and a Nikon D600. The first three cameras all broke this year and had to be repaired. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Shepherdstown, WV, Richmond, VA, and Williamsburg, VA), a week-long family reunion cruise of the Caribbean, another week-long family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with lots of in-transit time in Ohio and Indiana), and my 7th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including side trips to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon, etc). Ego strokes: I had a picture of Miss DC, Ashley Boalch, published in the Washington Post. I had a photograph of the George Segal San Francisco Holocaust memorial used as the cover of Quebec Francais (issue 165). Not being able to read French, I'm not entirely sure what the article is about but, hey! And I guess what could be considered to be a positive thing, my site is now established enough that spammers have noticed it and I had to block 17,000 file description postings for Viagra and whatever else.. Number of photos taken this year: just below 410,000.
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