On the day we visited Bryce Canyon, it was rainy and foggy. We later learned that the edge of the canyon is between 8,000 – 9,000 feet in elevation, so we were actually up in the clouds while we were in the park. As a result, we were not able to see many of the rock formations.
But the good thing about a rainy, foggy day is that the atmospheric conditions make for very moody and dramatic photographs.
In 2018, there were two fires, caused by lightning strikes. These are known as the Riggs and Lonely Fires. In total, the Riggs and Lonely Fires burned about 2,300 acres between the park and Dixie National Forest land. There are still many signs of the fires in the park today. The tree in this photo is one of them. You can see the new growth coming up around the burned tree.
