Today was soooooo windy, it was hard to walk and the sandy dirt just blew all around us. We were determined to see Bryce Canyon National Park, and so off we went ! It was beautiful and we were grateful for the blue skies, but it was so cold on that ridge that I am sure we did not fully appreciate what was before us, Mother Nature had her way with us today !
The spiked formations are called Hoodoo's and they are created out of the many weather elements, mainly snow, that have resulted in the odd shapes. You can look at them and they can become many things in your imagination...its like a little world in front of you !
The Paiute Indians believed that the Hoodoo's were once living humans that had been turned to rock by evil spirited coyotes that had placed a spirit on them.
There are trails leading to and around the canyon floor. We were only on the surrounding rim but I am sure it is really neat to see this from the floor up.
Bad hair day and the last picture of one of Joe's favorite hats...it blew into the canyon a couple minutes after this picture was taken !
Notice the many colors too....that is another wonder of Hoodoo's...color and shape.
RED CANYON
Between Bryce Canyon National Park and Panguitch, you pass through Red Canyon and it is very regal too. We did not stop at the Visitors center, we just took these from the highway.
RENTAL TEEPEE'S
We ran across these Teepee's and just had to check them out. You can stay in them, just like a tent and they looked pretty secure against the heavy winds we were in.
OLD CARS
Joe and Henry found these heaps and were gaga for them....what do they say? One mans junk is another mans treasure....Joe and Henry's treasures:
So that was our day and this is our last night in the area. Tomorrow we head to Salt Lake City, about 250 miles north. xxoo TML
