Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon - US National Park, located in Utah on an area of 145 km2. The main feature of the national park is Bryce Canyon. Although it is called a canyon, it is actually an amphitheater of gigantic sizes. Bryce Canyon is entertaining with his geological formations called Hood, a large number of these hoodies can be seen in the goblin valley.
Hoodu formed their sedimentary rocks under the influence of winds, glaciers and rains. Hoodoo in Bryce Canyon are peaks more than 20 meters high. Bryce Canyon stretched along the plateau for 40 kilometers, and its reddish, orange and white rocks amaze tourists, the effect of when the sun sets or rises intensifies.
The canyon is named after Mormon Ebenezer Bryce, who settled here in 1875 on top of the canyon. Initially, the park was called Utah National Park, but in 1924 it was renamed to pay tribute to the pioneers of the Wild West.
Bryce Canyon has the same rocky outlines as national parks: Grand Canyon and Zion, but Bryce Canyon is more distant from the main roads, which makes it less visited. The height of the edges of the canyon varies at the level of 2400-2700 meters, while the Great Canyon has an average height of 2100 meters. Such a height difference created its own especially microflora, different from the rest of the canyons. Often, travelers try to combine visits to these 3 canyons.
The huge height, clear sky provided an excellent opportunity to observe the starry sky in Bryce Canyon. Here, astronomical programs are held several days a week. In June, they organize an astronomical festival. Here you can take an active vacation: mountaineering, horseback riding, snowshoeing, skiing. More than 900,000 tourists a year visit Bryce Canyon annually.
