Southwest Utah's Bryce Canyon boasts a unique beauty, thanks to multi-hued rock formations known as hoodoos. These spire-like formations (ranging from the height of the average person to that of a 10-story building) were created from the erosion of layers of sedimentary rock. Despite its name, Bryce Canyon isn’t actually a canyon, but a series of depressions formed by erosions in the Paunsaugunt Plateau; the largest, Bryce Amphitheater, is 12 miles long, three miles wide, and 800-plus feet deep. Starting and ending at Sunrise point, Queens Garden Trail (1.8 miles roundtrip and one- to two-hours long) is easy to moderate in its difficulty level; it's the easiest way to get you into the amphitheater.
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Southwest Utah's Bryce Canyon boasts a unique beauty, thanks to multi-hued rock formations known as hoodoos. These spire-like formations (ranging from the height of the average person to that of a 10-story building) were created from the erosion of layers of sedimentary rock. Despite its name, Bryce Canyon isn’t actually a canyon, but a series of depressions formed by erosions in the Paunsaugunt Plateau; the largest, Bryce Amphitheater, is 12 miles long, three miles wide, and 800-plus feet deep. Starting and ending at Sunrise point, Queens Garden Trail (1.8 miles roundtrip and one- to two-hours long) is easy to moderate in its difficulty level; it's the easiest way to get you into the amphitheater.