Exploring the Earth and Sky of the West

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

A scraggly Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) between residual snow patches along the trail to Tower Bridge, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Hoodoos at sunrise, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
The full moon rising over Powell Point and the Sinking Ship, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
tar trails above Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Late afternoon sun illuminates hoodoos, fins, and walls along the trail to Tower Bridge at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sunrise light illuminates rock formations at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Looking east from Farview Point., Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
The crowds assemble for sunrise at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
The constellation Orion hovers over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
A classic Bryce view at sunset: looking northeast towards Powell Point (10,188′) and the Aquarius Plateau
A famous and tenacious Limber Pine (Pinus flexilus) at Sunrise Point observes yet another sunrise, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah