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Inspired by the thought of walking around the hoodoos, we resolved to do the Navajo Loop Trail which runs on the floor of the Canyon between Sunset and Sunrise Points. I had already done this with Mike, but the weather on this day was different, and there is so much to capture anyway. You descend from Sunset Point down a steep path known as Wall Street, for obvious reasons. At the bottom of Wall Street are some tall Douglas firs which are beginning to grow higher than the hoodoos. Going down you get a good view of Thor's Hammer a well known landmark. The whole of the floor of the canyon seems to glow red from the light reflected from the rock and the floor of the Canyon. It was a great walk and I took far too many pictures, but what's new! Thor's Hammer 2 rock arches Twisted trunk of a limber pine Pinyon jay Limber pine Aster ...

One of the most popular walks in Bryce is the Navajo Loop Trail which starts at Sunset Point, goes down from the rim on to the valley floor and meanders round the hoodoos before coming up to Sunrise Point. In September, a little off season, it was not too busy so Mike and I gave it a go. Here are some of the pictures from this journey, apologies for the high number. You can see how impressive the rock formations are when you are in amongst them. When the sun was out everything seemed to glow red. The eponymous Ebenezer Bryce who homesteaded here in the 1870's said that 'it's a helluva place to lose a cow'. Mike in Bryce Mule deer crossing the scree