National Parks, favorite places.
I love to travel and I really struggled with picking only one place to talk about, but I then realized that most of my favorite places are National Parks.
I am by no means a nature person, you will never find me camping, BUT there is something so cool about seeing a massive canyon or waterfall that has existed for thousands of years.
One of my favorite places I've been is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Not too far from the Grand Canyon, it is a beautiful mix of red rocks and green trees that perfectly complement the blue sky.
I am by no means a nature person, you will never find me camping, BUT there is something so cool about seeing a massive canyon or waterfall that has existed for thousands of years.
One of my favorite places I've been is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Not too far from the Grand Canyon, it is a beautiful mix of red rocks and green trees that perfectly complement the blue sky.
(Picture of Thor's Hammer in Bryce Canyon,
taken by Tobias Alt. 2007. Source: Wikimedia Commons)
These rocks form little stacks called hoodoos, and are a unique feature of Bryce. My grandparents took the whole family on a trip here and it was my last vacation with my grandpa before he died. We visited multiple national parks in the Utah/Arizona area, but this one was my favorite.
(Personal photo of horseback riding in
Bryce Canyon, taken June 2014)
If you are ever in Utah, you have to make a stop here. I'd love to go back one day, but there are more National Parks for me to explore in the meantime!
What gorgeous landscapes, Hayley! Maybe you will want to do a project for this class based on the stories of the Native peoples of the West (like the Paiutes of Utah). Europeans who came there might call it Thor's Hammer, but it makes you wonder just what other stories people told about that long before anyone thought to call it Thor's Hammer. Landscapes and stories go together!
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DeleteTravelling is one of the best things to do. It is so fun to explore new places. Bryce Canyon National Park is so beautiful! I am sure that the picture doesn’t do it justice. I have always wanted to see big canyons like this. I have family that lives in Utah so I may have to visit Bryce Canyon sometime in the future! Thank you for sharing about your favorite place.
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