Bryce Canyon is a beautiful canyon 250 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. Its color is a deep orange glow. The climate of Bryce Canyon is generally mild in summer. The rim of the canyon stands at 8,000 feet, making summer temperatures moderate at around 80ºF. The high altitude brings cold temperatures and snow during winter.
An interesting fact about the canyon is that it's really not a canyon. It is the eastern slope of the Puansaguant plateau. Bryce Canyon boasts almost 400 native species of plant life. In the high mountains, you can find a deep forest of spruce and fir, with stands of quaking aspen. There are also desert grasses, sagebrush, and a few cacti. Many interesting animals call the canyon their home. Mammals in the canyon include: cougars/mountain lions, golden mountain squirrels, Utah prairie dogs, mule deer, ground squirrels, bobcats, ringtail cats, foxes, and hawks. Reptiles, amphibians, and fish are also found in the canyon. They include great basin rattlesnakes, short horned lizards or horny toads, side-blotched lizards, and tiger salamanders. There are many different species of birds seen in the Bryce Canyon. The two most commonly found ones are the stellar jays and ravens. Golden eagles have also been spotted in the canyon.
The higher elevations of Bryce Canyon have a lumpy, broken, and random texture. Bryce Canyon's unique spires attract tourists year round. These spires have a strange name - hoodoos! Their sizes range from the height of a man to the height of a ten story building! The Hoodoos were formed from millions of years of being shaped by water and ice. I have concluded that Bryce Canyon is a wonderful place with many interesting learning experiences.
