Bryce Canyon National Park is located in southwestern Utah. Although it is called a canyon, it is not a canyon but rather a series of enormous natural amphitheaters located along the eastern side of the Pausaugunt Plateau. The park is also known for its hoodoos: these are tall thin spires of rock that are also sometimes called earth pyramids, fairy chimneys, and tent rocks.

Visitors to the park are amazed at the orange, red, and white colors of the hoodoos and the natural amphitheaters.

In the 1850s the area was settled by Mormon pioneers and the park was named after a homesteader named Ebenezer Bryce. Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1928.

If you love hiking, watch this spectacular Coyote Gulch video.

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