Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

The rock formations in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA are truly unique in the world. These unique rocks can be found at Rainbow Point, the first stop on the route through the park.

Anyone that is a bit familiar with national parks in the world will see this as unmistakably Bryce. This is the view at Rainbow Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. It was the first stop on our route along the main road leading through the park.

A typical view at Rainbow Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Green firs in contrast with the salmon coloured rocks make for a spectacular experience.

Not an official stop but somewhere between Rainbow Point & Black Birch Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. We saw this view while driving and decided to stop for a quick look.

Some jagged rock at Black Birch Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. We were totally amazed by the colours and details. Hard to imagine that this process of erosion has been going on for thousands of years.

Enjoying a superb view at Black Birch Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. We had only just begun visiting the various viewpoints and were already overwhelmed by the beauty of it all.

Looking through a small window at Black Birch Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Amazing to be able to see these structures up close.

Another stop along the road and another canyon to admire. This here is Agua Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Each viewpoint is different but we really liked the view in this canyon.

Surviving rocks in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. We found the rocks in Agua Canyon the most beautiful ones, possibly because we got to be very close to them. Amazing to see how they survived thousands and thousands of years of erosion.

This particular rock we admired for quite some time from various angles, wondering how it could still be standing. This one is proudly standing in Agua Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

We loved this incredible view at Agua Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Amazing to see how a rock formation like this came to be and how it is still standing strong.

No national park is complete without a natural bridge of its own. So yes, obviously we found the Natural Bridge in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Awesome to think about how this came to be.

Looking left at Farview Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Even though the main road is the place to be, it is clear from this view that a similar landscape stretches far beyond this park.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA offers various scenic viewpoint along the main road, usually called Points. Even though they all offer a view on the unusual rock formations in the canyon, each view is different. This here is Piracy Point.

Chipmunks are everywhere in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. This cute chipmunk at Piracy Point remained still for a while, which is pretty rare, like it was posing for its picture to be taken.

Most of the canyons and view points in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA have appealing names. Here we are looking down in Swamp Canyon. This canyon appears relatively small and sheltered from the overlook, bounded on both sides by fins and hoodoos. This size allows the viewer to develop a more intimate connection with the landscape than some of the grander viewpoints may provide.

At the start of my hike on the Rim trail from Bryce point to Inspiration point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. The path closely follows the edges of the cliffs offering some of the most spectacular views in this park.

View from a scenic viewpoint on the Rim trail at Bryce Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. This really gives an impression on how stretched out this park really is.

I got to admire some fantastic structures while hiking on the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. This one made me think of a cathedral.

Golden hour on the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. The intense warm colours of the rocks really stand out, despite the fact that the valley is slowly covered by shadow.

Enjoying a peaceful moment halfway on my hike on the Rim trail between Bryce Point and Inspiration Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. These experiences really make me feel insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

The rock with the hole is just one of the many I saw while hiking on the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. This one was a bit more special as the rocks where white and the details were beyond amazing.

I love the combination of green vegetation with rock structures like this. Particularly pretty was looking through the trees while hiking on the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

Hiking on the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA reveals so many gorgeous structures. It's all about the details, but hard to focus with so many various shapes and colours.

Erosion really did a nice trick creating this random hole in the wall. Another amazing sight while hiking the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

The overall colour in Bryce Canyon is a mixture of salmon pink and orange. So these yellow rocks at the top really stood out from the rest. Just one of the many I've seen while hiking the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

Another nice example of the whimsical structures I came across while hiking the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Peeping through the hole in this rock revealed the sunlit rocks behind it.

Almost at the end of my hike on the Rim trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. I found this to be a perfect example of nature finding its way. Such a resilient tree that can hardly hold on to the rocks having its roots mainly above ground.

We really enjoyed this little chipmunk nibbling on a nut at Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Lovely little creatures but so, so fast. I was lucky that this one was so absorbed by the nut that it stayed still for some seconds.

Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA really deserves its name. It is truly an amazing spectacle at Sunset Point in the few hours before sunset. We spent quite some time here taking it all in.

Beautiful clear day in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. Looking beyond Sunset Point gives an excellent overview of the expanse of the environment around it.