At Bryce Canyon National Park erosion has shaped colorful Claron limestones, sandstones, and mudstones into thousands of spires, fins, pinnacles, and mazes called "hoodoos".  Bryce Canyon is not really a canyon, but a series of natural horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters. The quirky and colorful hoodoo formations stand close together in these amphitheaters along the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in Southern Utah. 

Thor's Hammer

Queens Garden

Paths and trails twist and turn beneath, around, and through the maze of rocks.  Although the beauty of the park can be enjoyed from the rim paths and vista points, to truly appreciate the park it is necessary walk the trails down in the amphitheaters' rock mazes.  It is only then that the size and grandeur of these stones are fully realized.

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