Pic: Ebenezer Bryce’s backyard. Bryce Canyon NP, UT
Bryce Canyon has an unusual layout: civilization is up top; the hikes all go down and then come (steeply) back up. I wanted to see as much of the the 12 mile long, 800′ deep Amphitheater as possible, so I chose the Queens Garden/Peekaboo/Navajo ‘Figure 8’ Combination (what am I, a figure skater?).
Pic: Unlike Elephant Rock, I needed five minutes, the assistance of three groups of strangers, and exactly the right angle to be able to see this hoodoo as Queen Victoria, wearing robes and a crown, sitting on a throne. Queens Garden, Bryce Canyon NP, UT
Danger Beyond This Point 