Bryce Canyon National Park

gotta be one of the most beautiful views on earth…

not a huge park at all but just one of the most interesting landscapes i’ve seen.

Great, dry, warm (okay, often really hot) climate and breathtaking (and I haven’t ever used that word before) scenery. Hike it and enjoy it, but don’t make a mess, it’s too wonderful to muck up.

It’s easy to go to Bryce and Zion AND the Grand Canyon all in the same trip and gives some perspective about how things were formed and what a big area of land it’s all on. Really neat to see.

The natural beauty of this place is simply beyond description.

about 2-2.5 hr drive from zion park. went in may. shuttle wasn’t running. took the 2 hr mule ride down into the canyon which offered great views and we got to see the landscape up close.

huge, amazing, u could loose yourself forever here and never even wonder what happened

Bryce was recommended to me (and many hundreds of thousand others) by Alastair Cook on an edition of ‘Letter from America’. By lucky coincidence I was planning my first visit to the States at just that time. He said forget the Grand Canyon, go to Bryce and Zion instead. I was glad I heard the broadcast.
I never saw a picture of Bryce before I went there and had no idea what to expect. Arriving at the Park I pulled up in the first car park and walked through a narrow stip of forest and came out in Fairyland. What a magical place! The late afternoon sunshine made the spires, pinnacles and towers glow with a golden orange. The shapes and stacks of layer upon layer of rocks and boulders just inspired awe and wonder at the natural beauty of the place.
Number 1 on my list of places that I must see again.

THIZ PLACE IS FUN IVE BEEN HERE 2 TIMEZ….LOTS OF HICKING TRAILS…..CHICKEN’Z GOOD TO HEHEHEHE

J.W. Humphrey promoted the scenic wonders of Bryce Canyon’s amphitheaters, and by 1918 nationally distributed articles also helped to spark interest. However, poor access to the remote area and the lack of accommodations kept visitation to a bare minimum.       

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 United States national monument in 1924 and was designated as a national park in 1928. The park covers 56 mi² (145 km²). 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.