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We’ve been eclipsed!. In 1923, Bryce Canyon experienced a partial eclipse during a total solar eclipse that passed along the Pacific coast. For our centennial year we’ve now come “full circle” with today’s “Ring of Fire” eclipse. NPS Photo/Peter Densmore.(pd)
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Happy Pink 🌕! The full moon isn't the only thing rising in the east as the sun sets. Clear skies provide the best conditions to see the rising of the Earth's own shadow along the horizon, and the pink-hued spectrum of color above it known as the "Belt of Venus". 📸NPS/P Densmore
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Did you know? That space between double yellow lines is a designated Utah prairie dog lane. They just don't know that. So drive slowly and be prepared for unexpected mammal mergings. Something else they don't know? Tomorrow is Utah Prairie Dog Day! 🎉
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The Table Cliff Plateau glowing during a recent sunset, as seen from the Rim Trail near Sunrise Point. Photo: Keith Moore
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"I'd like visitors that come to Bryce Canyon to know that Southern Paiutes are still here. We're not 'these people,' 'these people once lived here,' 'these people once thrived,' 'these people survived in a harsh environment.'⬇️
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They're back! After years of selective breeding and dozens of mauled handlers, life has found a way. The Utah Giant Prairie Dog lives. and trail rides begin today! . #AprilFools.NPS Photoshop
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Let it snow!. The park received at least an inch of snow this afternoon, and it’s coming down steadily still. Current forecasts are predicting 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 cm) may fall by Wednesday night. ⬇️
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May's full moon rose last night above many flowers, including the white five-petal blooms of this Utah serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis) along the Rim Trail. ⬇️
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It takes a lot of work to have the greatest concentration of hoodoos on Earth! . A huge thank you to our Hoodoo Installation Team (H.I.T.) for their recent work--adding one more to the countless thousands!. #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #AprilFoolsDay
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🎂 99 years ago today, President Warren G. Harding established Bryce Canyon National Monument, which would briefly become Utah National Park, and ultimately Bryce Canyon National Park. How would you like to celebrate 100 years of Bryce Canyon next year?
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And we'd certainly be remiss to let today go by without wishing ourselves a very Happy Birthday! On this day, 97 years ago (1923), this landscape took its very first step toward becoming a national park when President Warren G. Harding established Bryce Canyon National Monument.
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🌈 Last night a pale winter rainbow arced across one of the last sunsets of the year. As 2022 comes to an end, we wish you a new year of abundance, light, and beauty (and hope to see you here)!
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⚠️ Current Conditions. The park received over three inches of snow since last night, bringing on the ground totals in the Bryce Amphitheater to 5-6 inches. Roads and walkways are slick with compacted snow and ice; the main road remains open to Mile 3.
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☃️ The halls of Silent City are decked with snow, and if you're visiting this weekend there's a few things to know!. First, the park is open every day of the year, 24 hours a day, and we welcome you to come enjoy a winter visit.
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⚠️ Current Conditions.27 inches of snow currently on the ground in the Bryce Amphitheater area. Walkways are a mix of snow-covered, compacted, and icy. Footwear traction recommended. The Main Road is now open to Mile 3 (Bryce Point).
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We received 5.7 inches of snow yesterday! You can expect compacted snow and possible ice on roads. For walkways and trails, we recommend traction devices as they might be icy.
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The Milky Way has many names—Silver River, the Route of Scattered Straw, the Birds’ Path. For the Southern Paiute it is Moohowam Poh’am, the Spirit Road. Explore Indigenous astronomy around the world at .📷 @josetorresphoto .#InternationalDarkSkyWeek
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Have you seen Comet NEOWISE in the early morning sky? Jeff Zylland captured this spectacular image yesterday morning at 4:30 am. Not a morning person? This week brings the best evening opportunities, about 80 minutes after sunset, low in the NW sky. 📷Jeff Zylland via Facebook
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🌨️ Clouds are beginning to thicken, and a cold breeze is picking up out of the southwest as more snow approaches the park this week. Around 3-6" of new snow is currently predicted, and a chance of snow exists every day.⬇️
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The arc of a late November sun means less daylight for exploring, yet a winter sun brings its own gifts, such as the vibrant glow of hoodoos as lower angles of light bounce between them. Does the changing light create noticeable effects where you are?.#OptOutside.📷NPS/P Densmore
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❄️ Another dusting of snow greeted us this morning! .🌡️ Visibility has been varying significantly between periods of light snowfall. Snow forecasts for tomorrow have been adjusted to 3"-7", and overnight lows may dip below zero (Fahrenheit) Friday night.
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Here in the northern hemisphere, May is the last full month of spring before June leads us into summer. 🌱 Plants are renewing their greenery after a cold winter and the flowers (like this Rock Columbine along the Peek-A-Boo Loop Trail) are starting to bloom! 🌸👀 #MayRayDay
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"Music is the silence between the notes." -Claude Debussy. While the park's most famous hoodoos are known for their fantastical shapes, the process that creates them can also form some equally beautiful "silences" along the way. More about hoodoos:.
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⚠ The Main Park Road is fully open and all viewpoints are accessible. Please continue to drive carefully as many shaded areas will still be icy. (ac)
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News Release: Autumn Changes at Bryce Canyon National Park.Those planning a visit for the coming months will want to check out our latest news release on seasonal changes to park operations at NPS Photo
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The fastest land animal in North America needs us all to slow down. Pronghorns, mule deer, prairie dogs, snakes, birds, people, and other lives are put at risk when we drive vehicles excessively fast through the park. ⬇️.NPS Photo
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⚠️Current Conditions.The Main Road is now open to Bryce Point (Mile 3 of 18) in anticipation of overnight snow. 📷NPS Photo
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We currently have 38 inches of snow on the ground and forecasts predict an additional 7 to 17 inches by Thursday night. If you're planning a visit, be prepared for snowy, icy conditions.
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The end of 2021 is nigh! Take the deepest breath you've taken all day and let it out with a big *sigh*. And before you go, please enjoy a #MomentOfPeace enveloped in light snow and fog along the Queen's Garden trail this morning.🌨️.#2021TimeOut #FindingPeace #ParkedAtHome
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Wishing you a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday! 🦃 . The park will be open tomorrow however the Visitor Center will be closed for the holiday. It will reopen at 8 am on Friday, November 27.
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In a year with 13 moons, 2020's last full moon--known as the "Cold Moon"--rose above snowy cliffs and slopes as temperatures on the plateau fell into single digits. More about 🌕 hikes at #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #fullmoon. 📷NPS / Peter Densmore
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After a busy holiday weekend, Monday and Tuesday's storms have quieted the park with a blanket of light-as-sugar snow. Light gusts of wind send it glittering from the trees, while gathering clouds in the west suggest we might see a little more yet! ⬇️
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Sometimes the most gentle light in the park is that reflected between hoodoos. Moments like these fill us with gratitude for the beauty of this world protected in our national parks. This Thanksgiving we wish you a peaceful day of reflection on the things you give thanks for.⬇️
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Our current snow depth is quickly diminishing, which means our guided snowshoe hikes are postponed until further notice. When snow depths drop below 14” (35.5cm) the potential for resource damage (soil compaction, plant damage, etc.) becomes too high. 📸: NPS/Keith Moore
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❗PARTIAL CLOSURES ALONG NAVAJO LOOP 6/22-6/26❗.—Here at Bryce Canyon National Park, erosion is a hallmark of our landscape. Within a human lifetime, you can come here time after time and witness changes in the legendary fins, windows and hoodoos that make this place famous.
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CCC brought 3+ mil jobs; trees, trails, & infrastructure; taught a generation to care about their wild places. #tbt
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❄️ It’s about as beautiful here as it is cold!. 🌡 Wind chills are currently in the single digits, and tonight’s low will fall below 0 degrees F. [NPS Video pans from a small tractor clearing a sidewalk of snow to a vast winter landscape of cliffs, forest, and red rock spires]⬇️
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⚠️ Current Conditions.5 inches of new snowfall last night brings snow depth to 20 inches in Bryce Amphitheater area. Road is open to Sunset Point (Mile 2 of 18). Inspiration and Bryce Points will reopen today. Roads are snow-compacted and may be slick.
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⚠️ Road Update.Due to active heavy snowfall, the Main Road is open to Sunset Point (Mile 2 of 18). Inspiration and Bryce Points will reopen tomorrow once plow operations are complete. 📷 NPS Photo/Peter Densmore
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Cirrus clouds above Swamp Canyon give an appearance of a sky aflame with water vapor--hopefully the only kinds of flames we'll see outside of campground fire rings here this weekend!⬇️
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We're really, officially dark: Bryce Canyon National Park has been designated an International Dark Sky Park! . Read more about this milestone achievement and our upcoming August 31st Dark-Sky celebration at: Photo: Keith Moore/NPS
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Wind in the pines can sound oceanic, but a beach trip here requires deep time. As #NationalOceanMonth ends we look to the park’s oldest rocks: the Grey Cliffs. These 70+ million year old silts, sands, & shales were deposited in an interior seaway that divided North America.
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⚠️ Current Conditions. ~9.5 in. of new snow last night. 14 in. now on the ground in the Bryce Amphitheater area. Main Road open to Mile 3 of 18 as plow crews focus on the Bryce Amphitheater area. Roads and walkways potentially icy. 📷 NPS Brian Warner
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Visitors travel to Bryce Canyon from around the world to enjoy long-reaching scenic vistas during the day and mesmerizing views of distant galaxies at night; both of these resources depend on regional air quality. 🌌 (Photos NPS/Cass Hennings, Derek Demeter) #AQAW2021
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National parks can be many things: they can be places to learn and grow, places to reconnect with our heritage, or even places to find peace. What are some ways you find peace at home or in your public lands?.📷NPS/Keith Moore. #findingpeace #findyourpark #encuentratuparque
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Snow fell gently throughout the park today, transforming the Navajo Loop into a quiet wonderland. #snow #brycecanyon
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🌨️ The plateau received around 3 inches of snow last night, which arrived after a freezing evening rain. Roads are clear of snow, but ice exists throughout the park. Please drive and walk carefully if you'll be enjoying this wintry beauty today. NPS Photos/Peter Densmore
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In Bryce Canyon National Park nothing is permanent except change itself. How has Bryce Canyon changed YOU? . Photo: NPS/Keith Moore. #findyourpark #encuentratuparque
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The 6” of snow that arrived this weekend didn’t last long in the midday sun, but added a delicate beauty to Sunday morning views. The scenic drive remains closed at Mile 3 as road crews plow what snow remains at the park’s higher elevations. The park maintains around 20” of snow.
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Happy National Public Lands Day! Enjoy this rainbow over Bryce Canyon National Park. We’re very busy today so please be patient in parking lots and at shuttle stops. #EncuentraTuParque #FindYourPark #FeeFreeDay . NPS photo/Gaelyn Olmsted
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We really can't live without them! It's #PollinatorWeek this week. Between 75% and 95% of the world's flowering plants and an estimated 1 out of 3 bites of food directly depends on the world’s bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats, beetles, and other insects and animals.
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With Hurricane Hilary tracking towards the U.S.-Mexico border, heavy rainfall associated with the system is forecasted to develop across the southwestern U.S. today. This system will impact Bryce Canyon throughout the weekend and into next week. When thunder roars, go indoors!⚡
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🎉🐯Happy Lunar New Year!.2022 is the year of the tiger, so we wanted to share our resident big cat along the Fairyland Loop. This hoodoo looks very sedate, but like the courageous tiger of the Chinese zodiac its qualities are tied to energetic, dynamic forces.⬇️
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Considered one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Geminids will be special this year because their December 13th peak coincides with the new moon. #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #HalfTheParkIsAfterDark #MeteorShower #Geminids (ac) . Photo Credit NASA/Jeff Dai
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Did you know May 22nd is the International Day for Biodiversity? Biodiversity describes the relationship between different plants and animals as they interact with each other and with their environment. #ForNature
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Monsoon season is 🌈 season. As storms drift east and the sun sets, the park is often directly between the ☀️ and the 🌧.This one was seen from Black Birch Canyon and appeared to land most appropriately on Rainbow Point itself. Forecast at 📷NPS/P Densmore
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And by far America’s best eroding, retreating plateau edge :).
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After almost 39 years of federal service, Linda Mazzu, Superintendent at Bryce Canyon National Park, will retire on April 24th. As an entire park we want to express our gratitude for her leadership, support, and love of this park. Full news release at:.
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It's #DarkSkyWeek! Explore events at .We also want to congratulate Mesa Verde NP for becoming the 100th International Dark Sky Park!.We're currently offering star tours Friday nights. More on programs can be found at 📸Lijie Zhou
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Few places can geologic & human scales of time feel as close as Bryce Canyon. The hoodoo known as "The Sentinel" exemplifies the ever-changing nature of Bryce--photos show its transformation from the 1950s to the 1970s to 2016 and its fall in Nov that year. #TransformationTuesday
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As normal operations resume, we want to express our deepest gratitude to the employees, volunteers, and donations that kept Bryce Canyon National Park safe and accessible during the partial government shutdown, and for the resilience of those who are now returning to work.
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❄️Current Conditions. Yesterday's storm has added some icing to this layer cake of sedimentary geology! We now have 41 inches of snow in the Bryce Amphitheater area. Read more about planning a winter visit at
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Yippee! Today we turn 93!. On 2/25/28 Congress established this park. In 1929 we'd see 21,997 visitors (2019 saw 2.6 mil), and around this time the park had only one permanent ranger, Maurice Cope (pictured). So what might a "virtual visit" have looked like back then?. More⬇️
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Though solitary as adults, golden-mantled ground squirrels (GMGS) first explore the world aboveground in litters of 4-6 siblings. Been feeling more like an adult GMGS? Reach out to a sibling (by birth or by choice!) and let them know you’re thinking of them. #NationalSiblingsDay
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In the strangeness of this land there is a gift. For here the eye receives a spectacle for which the mind has never been prepared by any other scene. In surprise, the only possible reaction is presence: to receive a world now briefly impossible to ignore. 📷@pduncs_life_elevated
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Please be advised there will be a substantial snow event throughout the day tomorrow and into Tuesday. Accumulations could be upwards of 9-12” (22-30cm). Road accessibility will be limited, and visibility may be poor. 📸: Keith Moore/NPS
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Oh how things change!.Yesterday’s storm brought measurements here at the Visitor Center to 66 inches of beautiful powder blanketing the park’s developed area. While trails below the rim remain closed, snowshoe hikes along the rim continue nearly every day.
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Aug 4-10 is national Exercise With Your Child Week. Even if they’re too small to walk far on their own, the unforgettable scenery that surrounds Bryce Canyon’s 60+ miles of trails is bound to leave a lasting memory of the joy that’s possible in time spent outside. #FindYourPark
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"Freedom begins between the ears". Happy bday to Ed Abbey; southwestern Thoreau, wilderness defender, park ranger.
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A few inches of snow can transform this landscape. Road is closed at Mile 3 gate as plow crews clear southern views.
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It's Arbor Day! Have a favorite photo of trees/a tree in this park? We'd love if you shared it with the hashtag #ArborDay. Here Engelmann spruce, Douglas-fir, and bristlecone pines grow along and between cliffs south of Farview Point. #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque
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⚠️Current Conditions.The Main Road is now open to Natural Bridge (Mile 12 of 18).
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⚠️ Road Update.The Main Road is now open to Bryce Point (Mile 3 of 18). There is ~18 inches of snow in the Bryce Amphitheater area. Roads and walkways may be slick with compacted snow.
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It’s National Moon Day! It's been 51 years today since Apollo 11 landed on the lunar surface. Full moon hikes here provide an otherworldly opportunity to reflect on the wonder of our nearest celestial neighbor. More at:. #NationalMoonDay.📷Gaelyn Olmsted
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MISSING PERSON UPDATE.We are extremely pleased to announce that shortly before 6 p.m. tonight Mark Langenbach was located by SAR crews near Yellow Creek. A helicopter crew is now transporting him to the Visitor Center area for a medical assessment and to be reunited with family.
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Check out these muted rainbow colors, just in time for fall fashion! 🌈 — at Rainbow Point, Bryce Canyon National Park #NPSColorForecasting #NPSFW #NYFW #nyfw2020
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⚠️ Road Update.The Main Road is now open to Natural Bridge (Mile 12 of 18). Roads are mostly clear but may have compacted snow and ice in shaded areas.
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After a day of flurries but no accumulation, less than an inch of snow gathered overnight. Roads are clear and trails may be a little muddy with snowmelt. Should be a cool, breezy, and sunny day here. High temps forecast to reach 70F by next Wed.
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Get Outdoors Day 🌲, Even Warmer Days Ahead ☀️, and Iron Spring Campsite Reopens ⛺️:.Our famously blue skies have been clear lately, which is great for stargazing, but also provides little shade to those out enjoying the park in the heat of the day.⬇️
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🌌There’s no place quite like Bryce Canyon by day, and no time like a new moon in June to enjoy it by night!.Our Astronomy Festival returns this week and runs June 14 through June 17. As always, the festival is free with park admission. Learn more at
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Red rock ships in a sea of white? A city of stone breaking through the clouds? What do you see when you gaze into the Bryce Amphitheater?.There’s plenty of gazing to be done here now, especially since the scenic drive to Rainbow Point has fully reopened following Tuesday’s snow.
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🎥 NPS Video tracks along the edge of a snowy forest of ponderosa pine trees. Both the ground and trees are covered in snow. Above, a blue sky with a few high, puffy clouds. No sound.
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Let's hear it for snags! Dead standing trees provide a lot of habitat (85+ species of North American birds build their nests in snags--not to mention mammals, lizards, insects, and others that make a home of it before and after it falls). ⬇️More.📸NPS / Peter Densmore
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☁️ What kind of weather would you love to experience at Bryce Canyon?.We enjoyed a mix of both "ethereal" and "dreamy" conditions as low clouds and fog enshrouded the hoodoos yesterday morning.⬇️
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⚠️Weather Update. Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 11 a.m. tomorrow. 3 to 7 inches of snowfall forecast for tonight. Please exercise caution if traveling to the park this evening or tomorrow morning.
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How many of you #FindPeace through exercise?. Sometimes moving is the ultimate form of therapy, whether it is a leisurely walk in a park, a moderate swim in the ocean, or a strenuous run on a trail. Whatever it may be, exercise can be a great outlet. NPS Photo/Keith Moore
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⚠️Current Conditions.Wind chill warning in effect until tomorrow morning, with gusts as high as 46 mph today. 5.3 inches of new snow brings Bryce Amphitheater snowpack to 29 inches total. Visibility may be very limited, roads are snow compacted.
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Let's see how well you know your hoodoos! We'll start with this one with a thick dolomitic limestone cap (the grey rocks). Name the viewpoint or trail we're seeing this hoodoo from. We'll reveal the answer tomorrow!.#FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque. Photo NPS / Peter Densmore
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“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”.-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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⚠️Due to extremely icy and dangerous conditions, access to the Peekaboo Loop trail will be closed from Bryce Point for the foreseeable future. However, hikers can still access the Peekaboo Loop from the Queens Garden or Two Bridges side of the Navajo trail. ⚠️
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🎃 Happy Halloween!. What's the spookiest experience you've ever had in a national park?. #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque.Photo NPS/Peter Densmore
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Fall is here at Bryce Canyon. Soon many nights will be below freezing. Please keep the weather in mind if you plan to visit us this season. Starting September 27, 2020, the Visitor center will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for its fall hours. NPS Photo/April Case (ac)
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Wandering here is ever-shifting perspective. Depending on the place, time, and mind in which you observe it, a solitary hoodoo becomes Cleopatra, becomes E.T., becomes Baby Groot, becomes a raised fist. Bryce Canyon exists just as much in imagination & spirit as color & stone.
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Today is #MoonDay🌕 making it a great day to look up into the night sky 🔭 and reflect on all the advances humankind has made in space exploration 🚀. This annual holiday marks the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and humanity's first landing and walking upon the moon. ⬇️
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⚠️ Trail Update.The Wall Street side of the Navajo Loop has reopened. All front-country trails in the park are now open. A huge thanks to our park Trail Crew for their efforts to reopen this popular area. ⬇️
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An expansive sky of cumulus clouds gently rakes the park with light today. At the speed of a time-lapse, one imagines the shallow floor of Lake Claron, 40 million years ago, perhaps dappled in similar light as gentle waves carry the sediment of these Pink Cliffs into deep time.
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Stop and smell the petrichor! .Visitors this morning were greeted by petrichor, the earthy perfume which permeates the air surrounding rain or wet weather events. When was the last time the smell of the earth stopped you in your place? .#SmellYourPark #HueleTuParque .📷NPS
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It’s going to be a busy weekend—getting up for a sunrise is a great time to avoid crowds, and to fill your cup with some of the awe-inspired kindness this landscape offers in abundance. We’re all in this together & we wish you a safe holiday weekend wherever you spend it.
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Today is our 91st birthday as a national park! .Unfortunately rather than candles on a cake, it’s the power grid that’s been blown out this afternoon, resulting in our Visitor Center closing for the day. The park remains open, so be safe out there. We’ll see you tomorrow!
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