Travelling to Bryce

Here's a few pictures I took going south to the Bryce area.
Here's a few pictures I took going south to the Bryce area.
This road went up 10,500 feet into a mountain range. It was a great drive. I took it to see a geological formation like the "amphitheater"s in Bryce. But in # 3 and 4 you can see the road is notLäs mer
Near the top of the mountain was this really strange geology: immense piles of broken rock. There's not a weed in them but they have lichens growing.
The first picture is from my cell phone. As you can see it didn't focus. The extra work to use a good camera is worth it.
Rt 12 had great scenery all along it. I didnt want to post 100 randomLäs mer
The pic is a big hollowed out valley like these amphitheaters they talk about, just the scenery is too big to get the whole thing.
Heres a state park on 12. Millions of years ago it was a forest. Sometimes the trees fell and were buried. Some time ago a nearby volcano erupted, adding tons of minerals to the soil. This madeLäs mer
This place was built in the 30s as a dance hall and gas pump. It was sold postwar to a family that made it a restaurant and added motel rooms soon after.
Bryce was a guy. Canyon is incorrect, there isn't one. Its a part of "The Grand Staircase". These are 3 geological plateaus all related on a very large scale. Bryce is the highest elevation. Zion is aLäs mer
I had the idea to take video while moving to see if it would help people understand better what I'm photographing.
The road that connects to Zion from the east is stupendous. It was made in the 20s to dazzle visitors on their way to the new park (before it was a national park.) It runs along cliffs and throughLäs mer