Bryce Canyon by Richardphotos

Photography • Landscape • posted on Nov 02, 2007

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I took this last week while in Utah.I posted it yesterday but changed my mind and posted the rose thanks for viewing and any comments Bryce Canyon is not a "real" canyon. It is not carved by flowing water. Water is the active ingredient here, but in the form of "frost-wedging" and chemical weathering. For 200 days a year the temperature goes above and below freezing every day. During the day, melt water seeps into fractures only to freeze at night, expanding by 9%. Now as ice, it exerts a tremendous force (2,000-20,000 pounds per squarte inch). Over time this "frost-wedging" shatters and pries rock apart. In addition, rain water, which is naturally acidic, slowly dissolves the limestone, rounding off edges and washing away debris. Bryce Canyon is a small national park in southwestern Utah. Named after the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1924. Bryce is famous for its worldly unique geology, consisting of a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters carved from the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. The erosional force of frost-wedging and the dissolving power of rainwater have shaped the colorful limestone rock of the Claron Formation into bizarre shapes including slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called "hoodoos." Tinted with colors too numerous and subtle to name, these whimsically arranged rocks create a wondrous landscape of mazes, offering some of the most exciting and memorable walks and hikes imaginable. Ponderosa pines, high elevation meadows, and fir-spruce forests border the rim of the plateau and abound with wildlife. This area boasts some of the world's best air quality, offering panoramic views of three states and approaching 200 miles of visibility. This, coupled with the lack of nearby large light sources, creates unparalleled opportunities for stargazing.

Comments (100)

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Mondwin

5:58AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Enchanting capture...bravissimo!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

NytsMom

5:59AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

great capture. wonderfull colors

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shadownet

6:03AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Now that is really spectacular! Really great shot!!!

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Bonker

6:04AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Very nice colours. Looking at the cliffs reminds me of the cliffs in Vue..

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B_PEACOCK

6:04AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Wow really nice Richard. It is s beautiful place isnt it

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PIERRE25

6:05AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Superbe capture Richard, excellente photo!!!

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sessan53

6:06AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Excellent shot....and the cliffs (is that correct?) in the background.... wow..:-)hugs sessan

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NekhbetSun

6:06AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Perfectly gorgeous Richard ! ~ Hugs ~

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kenwas

6:10AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Great place and a spectacular capture !

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Hendesse

6:13AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Absolutely fantastic shot. Very impressive view and beautiful colors. Looks excellent with the old tree in the foregrund. Superb!!

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JaneEden

6:24AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

A spectacular shot, and what a find and capture!!!

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carlx

6:28AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Marvelous image, Richard!!! Fantastic view!!!

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RodolfoCiminelli

6:34AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

A beautiful a desolate landscape.....!!!! Impressive place....!!! Fantastic photo my friend....!!!

Kuiski

6:39AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

A very spectacular vision Richard!!! Fantastic photo. :D

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ontar1

6:52AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Fantastic view and capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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saretta

7:00AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Spectacular capture with amazing colors and details,a beauty Richard!!:-)

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huismus

7:07AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Beautiful landscape. Exelent photography. I love it.

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trishabadblood

7:08AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

wow..the color and feel to this is wonderful...excellent capture...

aquablue

7:22AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Beautiful place for walks...... excellent idea to place that old tree in the first ground !

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Bampster

7:35AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

Richard, it is a pure delight to be able to wake up in the morning and see what amazing images you have posted. I truly look forward to them, and this, my friend, is absolutely amazing. What a view, and I feel the clarity of the air just by the way you have captured its crisp detail. Without a doubt, one of your most brilliant works,although they all fall into that category. Excellent!!!!!

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pops

7:36AM | Fri, 02 November 2007

A beautiful view and wonderful photo. Hope you got a chance to visit Lake Powell-one of my all time favorite and wonderous places. Wonderful commentary :)

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