The gift of Bryce is perspective. The park’s signature sandstone spires known as hoodoos are some 60 million years in the making, and there are more in Bryce than anywhere in the world.
A fairy hideout, Queen Victoria, pirate ships at sea—these bizarre formations have as many resemblances as clouds in the sky. According to the Indigenous Paiute people with roots here, Bryce’s hoodoos are the ancient “Legend People,” frozen into stone by Coyote for using too many resources.
MAYA SILVER 