Capitol Reef & Bryce Canyon National Parks, Utah

On deserted Route 24 the desert sand is encroaching
onto scrub lands.


One of the lesser known national parks is
Capitol Reef.

One of its unique features is the round holes
that sand and water have created.
It looks like swiss cheese to me!

Bill calls this one a white Hershey kiss.

Several colorful formations.

This clearly shows the layers of sedimentary rock.

I had to play in the snow we found on the top
of a 9200 foot mountain after we left the park.
Imagine going from desert to mountain snows
and then again into the desert.

Oops! Sorry , Bill!! (I think).

One of the older national parks.

One of the unique features of Bryce is its hoodoos.
A hoodoo is a formation that resembles a human form.

Bill with his finger in a hole made by a woodpecker
in a ponderosa pine.

Hoodoos and almost hoodoos by the thousands
are found in Bryce Canyon.

A closeup of a hoodoo that is probably 30 feet high.
Note there is still leftover snow from winter.

A late afternoon shot of Bryce Canyon.