{"id":302,"date":"2016-11-21T22:43:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T22:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/?p=302"},"modified":"2018-01-06T20:19:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:19:21","slug":"bryce-canyon-the-hoodoos-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/en\/2016\/11\/21\/bryce-canyon-the-hoodoos-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryce Canyon &#038; The Hoodoos, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161121_164341.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301\" src=\"http:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161121_164341.jpg\" alt=\"img_20161121_164341\" width=\"2437\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161121_164341.jpg 2437w, https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161121_164341-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161121_164341-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161121_164341-1024x807.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2437px) 100vw, 2437px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bryce Canyon National Park, located in United States of America\u2019s state of Utah, offers a one of a kind and almost \u2018non earthy\u2019 type of tourism due to its unique landscape. What makes this place so special? Something called the \u201cHoodoos\u201d, a type of formation found on every continent, but nowhere on Earth as abundant as in the northern section of Bryce Canyon, in fact the park is known for hosting the largest collection of hoodoos in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the USA National Park Service \u201cHoodoos are tall skinny spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and \u2018broken\u2019 lands.\u201d They differ to pinnacles because of their variable thickness, often described as \u2018totem pole-shaped body\u2019. Hoodoos are formed in sedimentary rock, and their shape is a consequence of the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Two weathering processes continuously sculpt Bryce Canyon\u2019s landscape: frost wedging and rain, being the first one the primary because of the area\u2019s over 200 freeze\/thaw cycles per year. What happens is very simple: \u201cIn the winter, melting snow, in the form of water, seeps into the cracks and freezes at night. When water freezes it expands by almost 10%, bit by bit prying open cracks, making them ever wider\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A curious thing? This natural phenomena will not last for ever and the same process that created the hoodoos will, with time, be equally aggressive and lead to their destruction. So the hoodoos have a some sort of a \u201climited lifecycle\u201d and Bryce Canyon, as we know it, will not always exist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When in the park be ready for immediate WOW action since the hoodoos are fast and easy to see for everyone. While the most famous ones requiere some hiking, all visitors can enjoy the overlooks of the Bryce Amphitheater without any type of physical effort. For the adventurous spirits \u201cNavajo Loop\u201d and \u201cQueen&#8217;s Garden\u201d trails will lead down to the base of the hoodoos in the daylight and you can even enjoy the \u201cFull Moon Hikes\u201d for a totally different experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before entering any trail remember to be equipped for the season: it can get crazy hot during summer and intensely cold in winter and, for security reasons it is recommended to ask park rangers at the Visitor Center for your planned trail conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bryce Canyon National Park is one of those places in which both words and photographs will fall short trying to describe the beauty of the landscape (and most of the time they will not do it justice). So we, at Cultoural.com STRONGLY suggest that you pay a visit to the Hoodoos and let their unique beauty and endless majesty amaze you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tip? Try to see the Hoodoos after a rainstorm for more vibrant colors, when they are topped with snow for contrasting beauty or in the middle of the night to enjoy them under the stars and moonlight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information on Hoodoos and Bryce Canyon visit: https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/brca\/index.htm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Special thanks to Jerika Mays, Justin Powell, the staff of Youthlinc and the Department\u2019s of State Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) for making our visit to Utah and Bryce Canyon possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cultoural-bryce-IMG_2932fx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306\" src=\"http:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cultoural-bryce-IMG_2932fx.jpg\" alt=\"cultoural-bryce-img_2932fx\" width=\"1781\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cultoural-bryce-IMG_2932fx.jpg 1781w, https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cultoural-bryce-IMG_2932fx-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cultoural-bryce-IMG_2932fx-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cultoural.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cultoural-bryce-IMG_2932fx-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1781px) 100vw, 1781px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El Parque Nacional del Ca\u00f1\u00f3n de Bryce, ubicado en el estado de Utah de los Estados Unidos de Norteam\u00e9rica, ofrece un tipo de turismo \u00fanico, casi de otro mundo debido a su caracter\u00edstico paisaje. \u00bfQu\u00e9 hace a este lugar tan especial? Algo llamado \u201choodoos&#8221;, un tipo de formaci\u00f3n geol\u00f3gica que se encuentra en todos los continentes, pero en ning\u00fan otro lugar de nuestro planeta son tan abundantes como en la secci\u00f3n norte del Ca\u00f1\u00f3n de Bryce, de hecho, el parque es conocido por albergar la mayor colecci\u00f3n de hoodoos del mundo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seg\u00fan el Servicio de los Parques Nacionales de los EEUU los hoodoos \u201cson agujas de roca flacas y altas que sobresalen de la parte inferior de las cuencas \u00e1ridas de la tierra\u201d. Difieren de los pin\u00e1culos debido a su variable grosor, descrito a menudo por su figura similar a la de un t\u00f3tem. Los hoodoos se crean en la roca sedimentaria y su forma es una consecuencia de los patrones de erosi\u00f3n que suceden en las capas de roca tanto dura como suave. Dos procesos de erosi\u00f3n moldean continuamente el paisaje del Ca\u00f1\u00f3n de Bryce: las intensas nevadas y la lluvia, siendo el primer proceso el de principal importancia debido a los m\u00e1s de 200 ciclos de congelaci\u00f3n\/descongelaci\u00f3n que se registran cada a\u00f1o. Lo que sucede es muy simple: en invierno, la nieve derretida y ya en forma de agua se filtra en las grietas y se vuele a congelar en las noches. Cuando el agua se congela, se expande casi un 10%, por lo que poco a poco estas grietas van cediendo, haci\u00e9ndose cada vez m\u00e1s anchas y moldeando la roca cual escultor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00bfUn dato curioso? Este fen\u00f3meno natural no durar\u00e1 para siempre pues el mismo proceso que cre\u00f3 los hoodoos ser\u00e1, con el tiempo, igualmente agresivo y conducir\u00e1 a su destrucci\u00f3n. As\u00ed que los hoodoos tienen un &#8220;ciclo de vida limitado&#8221; y Bryce Canyon, como lo conocemos, no existir\u00e1 para siempre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cuando est\u00e9s en el parque prep\u00e1rate para recibir sorpresas inmediatas ya que los hoodoos son f\u00e1ciles de ver para todo el mundo. Mientras los m\u00e1s famosos requieren alg\u00fan tipo senderismo, todos los visitantes pueden disfrutar de las vistas del anfiteatro del Ca\u00f1\u00f3n de Bryce sin ning\u00fan tipo de esfuerzo f\u00edsico. Para los visitantes con esp\u00edritu aventurero existen senderos como e\u201dl Navajo Loop&#8221; y el \u201cQueen&#8217;s Garden&#8221; que te llevar\u00e1n a la base de los hoodoos en la luz del d\u00eda, pero la aventura no se limita a esto pues all\u00ed incluso se pueden disfrutar de \u201cRecorridos bajo la luna llena&#8221; asegurando una experiencia totalmente diferente.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Antes de iniciar la caminata en cualquier sendero recuerda estar equipado para la temporada: Bryce puede llegar a ser incre\u00edblemente caliente durante el verano e intensamente fr\u00edo en el invierno y, por razones de seguridad, se recomienda preguntar a los guardaparques del Centro de Visitantes sobre las condiciones del sendero planeado.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El Parque Nacional del Ca\u00f1\u00f3n de Bryce es uno de esos lugares en los que tanto las palabras como las fotograf\u00edas se quedan cortas tratando de describir la belleza del paisaje (y la mayor\u00eda de las veces no le hacen justicia). Por ello, en Cultoural.com te recomendamos ciegamente que te aventures a conocer Bryce y los Hoodoos, dejando que su belleza \u00fanica y majestuosa te sorprenda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00bfUn consejo? Trata de ver los Hoodoos despu\u00e9s de la lluvia para observar colores m\u00e1s vibrantes, cuando se cubren de nieve para una belleza contrastante o en medio de la noche para disfrutarles bajo la luz de las estrellas y de la luna.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre los Hoodoos y Bryce Canyon visita: https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/brca\/index.htm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Queremos extender nuestros agradecimientos especiales a Jerika Mays, Justin Powell, al equipo de Youthlinc y al Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos de Norteam\u00e9rica a trav\u00e9s de su Iniciativa de J\u00f3venes L\u00edderes de las Am\u00e9ricas (YLAI) por hacer posible nuestra visita a Utah y a Bryce Canyon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryce Canyon National Park, located in United States of America\u2019s state of Utah, offers a one of a kind and almost \u2018non earthy\u2019 type of tourism due to its unique landscape. 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