Bryce Canyon Queens Garden from Sunrise Point 3 Baby Onesie

Sunrise Point is one of the main viewing areas of the Bryce Amphitheater of Bryce Canyon National Park located in southwestern Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet above sea level which makes the sky a deep rich blue and often has crystal clear air.
The Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874. The area around Bryce Canyon became a National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres (55.99 sq mi; 145.02 km2...

Exploring human nature and the stories of our planet through photography. I began photographing in the early 1970's shooting mostly vacation and family. In the mid 1980's I started to approach photography as a creative art process rather than as simple documentation. As my interest in photography and skill level increased, I tend to shoot in easily accessible locations where thousands of other photographers have preceded me. My goal is to capture images that show a different take on well known subjects or to select subjects and perspectives in those locations not normally photographed in a way that tells a story about that place or the people who live there. During my development (no pun intended) as a photographer I have honed...