I'm convinced that Dr. Seuss got his inspiration for the cover of Oh! the Places You'll Go from the hoodoos at Bryce. It really feels like you're in his cartoon world when exploring this park because its so distinctly unique and unlike anything you've ever seen. We began our day at the visitor center and took the free shuttle to Sunset Point to begin our hike at the Amphitheater, giving this magnificent overlook of the hoodoos.
After getting familiar with the map, we decided to create our own 8 mile loop by connecting the Navajo Loop Trail and the Peekaboo Loop Trail. We veered left at Sunset Point and headed down the canyon switchback style towards Two Bridges, which was a bit underwhelming to be honest so I didn't include a picture. I think I'm starting to get spoiled. This section brought us on a connector path to Peekaboo Loop Trail where we veered left again and started horsing around in the hoodoos.
"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." - Dr. Seuss
"You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go." - Dr. Seuss
The trail winds you in and around the hoodoos at the bottom of the canyon then takes you up the other side at Bryce Point where we stopped for lunch while enjoying the views from the overlook. As we began the decent down again, we walked right under one of the windows on the trail which made for an awesome picture.
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." - Dr. Seuss
We began to close the loop of Peekaboo by adventuring towards the Wall of Windows. Captain O was our navigator for the day and she was spitting out fun facts for us the entire hike. Here's her quick synopsis of how hoodoos are formed, which we learned from the handy dandy park map. A hoodoo starts as a fin, like the big wall below. Frost gets into the tiny cracks of the wall and wedges it open over time to form holes or windows. As the windows grow, their tops eventually collapse leaving a column which is further eroded into pillars, called hoodoos.
"Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying. You’ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing." - Dr. Seuss
As we closed the Peekaboo Loop, we made our way to the other side of Navajo Loop called Wall Street. The switchbacks bring you back up the canyon as you meander through massive orange rock and dust. It was actually pretty wild how random trees could grow through the gaps in the canyon.
"OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! You’ll be on your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights! You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights." - Dr. Seuss
Once we reached the top, we dusted off our shoes and legs that were covered in eroded limestone and made our way back to the visitor center via shuttle. Bryce was determined to be both of my friends favorite park. I loved how unique it was, but I think Zion will take that title in my book. After all, Zion was the reason I booked this house in the first place.
"You're off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!" - Dr. Seuss
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