Four Corners Furtherance: A final look at Bryce

Although it is the smallest of Utah's five national parks, it could be said of Bryce Canyon that it offers the biggest views.

Much of southern Utah was part of an ocean in the Paleozoic era, so it's understandable that sedimentary rocks such as limestone and stone dominate the landscape.

Underwater then, elevated now. Bryce is much higher in altitude than nearby Zion National Park, I reported on that park in prior posts.

The area ranging from the Grand Canyon to Bryce has been dubbed the Grand Staircase by geologists. Within that span is the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which we drove through to get to Capitol Reef National Park. In my next few posts I'll be exploring the Staircase.




Earlier posts:

Different scenes of Bryce Canyon
"Hell of a place," Bryce Canyon
Red Canyon
Cedar Breaks
Taylor Creek Trail
Kolob Canyons
The geology of Zion National Park
Overview of Zion National
Moqui Cave
Arizona's White Mesa and roadside stands
The dogs of Kayenta
Monument Valley at sunrise
Monument Valley at sunset
The road to Monument Valley
The monument is closed and in the wrong spot
More of Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park and the Ancients
Gerald R. Ford Memorial Highway
Flatlanders battle the Rocky Mountains and a car gets altitude sickness
Buffalo Bill's gravesite
Buffalo Bill's Scout's Rest Ranch
My rattlesnake sighting