Bryce Canyon - an amazing piece of Nature (Bryce Canyon National Park)

Member Name: dove3066

Product:	Bryce Canyon National Park
Date:	26/01/09 (21 review reads)
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Advantages: Fantastic scenery, amazing colours, Nature at its best

Disadvantages: Some of the walks have steep, shingly paths

We visted Bryce Canyon in May last year as part of our week long trip to the West Coast. It was a place that my husband had seen in a nature encyclopedia when he was young and had always wanted to visit.

We had completed a three week trip to the west Coast 15 years ago and whilst we had managed to fit in places like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite we didn't manage to get to Bryce Canyon.

So eventually last year we got there. There are plenty of car parks marked and maps available so it is easy to navigate around. The visitors centre at the entrance of the park does not have any catering facilities and even further into the park there are very limited places to eat - a small restaurant in the hotel and then a supermarket which does take away coffee and doughnuts.

The first views we had were a little disappointing - and I thought we had come long way for a few pillars of rock - but I was so wrong. We started at Sunrise point and you have no idea of the scale of the erosion. If you are fit enough take to walk from Sunrise to Sunset point as you can go right down to the bottom of the basin and get a real feel for the scale of the monoliths and also see the named ones eg Queen victoria which really has worn away to look like her!!

The main part of the Canyon is absolutly breath taking - I'm even getting goose pimples just remembering it - no picture can ever do it justice - the colours are so rich - the shape of the pillars reminds me on indonesian temples at times - if the turrets had been sculptured you would be amazed - but the fact that it is all natural is absolutely mind blowing - I would rate this more highly than the grand Canyon!!

Summary: An amazing place - even more stunning than the Grand Canyon